Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 is a animal in the Grammatidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gramma loreto Poey, 1868

Gramma loreto Poey, 1868

Gramma loreto, the royal gramma or fairy basslet, is a western Atlantic reef fish commonly kept in aquariums.

Family
Genus
Gramma
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Gramma loreto Poey, 1868

The species with the scientific name Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 is commonly called the royal gramma, and is also known as the fairy basslet. It is a fish species that belongs to the family Grammatidae. This species is native to reef habitats found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, and it is commonly kept in aquariums.

Photo: (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frank Krasovec · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Grammatidae Gramma

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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