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Gramma (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Gramma

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Grammatidae

Higher classification
  
Grammatidae

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Lower classifications
  
Royal gramma, Gramma melacara, Gramma brasiliensis

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

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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:

  • Gramma brasiliensis I. Sazima (fr), Gasparini & R. L. Moura, 1998 (Brazilian basslet)
  • Gramma dejongi Victor & J. E. Randall, 2010
  • 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

    Gramma (genus) Wikipedia
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