Gramma (fish)

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

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

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