Gramma | |
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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 |
Gramma is a genus of basslets native to tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
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).
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: