Gramma (genus)

Gramma
Royal Gramma (G. loreto)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Grammatidae
Genus: Gramma
Poey, 1868
Type species
Gramma loreto
Poey, 1868
Blackcap Basslet (G. melacara)

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

Description

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gramma in FishBase. August 2013 version.

External links

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