Blackcap basslet (Gramma melacara) fish species and information / pictures of Blackcap basslet - Gramma melacara

Blackcap basslet (Gramma melacara) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gramma melacara

Common Name
Blackcap basslet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9

Classification

Classified By
B?hlke & Randall, 1963
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Basslets (Grammatidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Atlantic
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: West Indies including the Bahamas and Central America.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
27 °C
Depth From - meters
10 m
Depth To - meters
180 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 180 m (Ref. 85755), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
10.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5314 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated