Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Grammatidae (Family) Basslets
      └Gramma (Genus)
       └G. melacara (Species)
WoRMS ID: 280933🔗
iNaturalist ID: 179896🔗

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