Gramma (fish)
| Gramma | |
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| Royal gramma (G. loreto) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Grammatidae |
| Genus: | Gramma Poey, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Gramma loreto Poey, 1868
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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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gramma". FishBase. August 2013 version.
