Gramma (fish)

Gramma
	Royal gramma (G. loreto)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Grammatidae
Genus:	Gramma; Poey, 1868
Type species
	Gramma loreto; Poey, 1868

Gramma is a genus of fishes native to tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.^[1]

Description[edit]

Members of the genus Gramma are brightly colored, generally with two different colors. They measure, depending on the species, between 6 and 10 centimetres (2.4 and 3.9 in).

Species[edit]

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Gramma brasiliensis I. Sazima (fr), Gasparini & R. L. Moura, 1998 (Brazilian basslet)
Gramma dejongi Victor & J. E. Randall, 2010 (Golden basslet)
Gramma linki Starck & P. L. Colin, 1978 (Yellowlined basslet)
Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 (Royal gramma)
Gramma melacara J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1963 (Blackcap basslet)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Gramma in FishBase. August 2013 version.

External links[edit]

[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Gramma in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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