Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blackcap Basslet
Gramma melacara
Blackcap Basslet
Category: Basslets
Scientific Name: Gramma melacara
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 60-400 ft. (18-120 m)
Distribution: Southern Caribbean, Western Caribbean, Bahamas
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Grammatidae (Family)
      └Gramma (Genus)
       └G. melacara (Species)
WoRMS ID: 280933🔗
iNaturalist ID: 179896🔗

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