Brazilian Basslet

Gramma brasiliensis

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 3–22 m
• Max size: 6.6 cm
• For divers: safe
• IUCN status: LC

A small basslet of Brazilian reefs, it shelters in caves and under ledges over coral and rock, often hanging upside down with its belly to the roof. It may live alone or in little groups of up to four, and picks plankton from the water. It grows to about seven centimetres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Grammatidae › Gramma

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280930.