Gramma (fish)

Short description: Genus of fishes

Gramma

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

Poey, 1868

Blackcap basslet (G. melacara)

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Species
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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]

* 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Gramma in FishBase. August 2013 version.

## External links

* Animal Diversity
* Catalogue of Life

Wikidata ☰ Q544281 entry

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