Royal gramma: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the royal gramma lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gramma loreto
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Grammatidae

Where does the royal gramma live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the royal gramma in 15 countries and territories across North America and South America. In United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the royal gramma endangered?

The royal gramma’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the royal gramma?

The royal gramma (Gramma loreto) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Grammatidae, genus Gramma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the royal gramma

The royal gramma (Gramma loreto), also known as the fairy basslet, is a species of fish in the family Grammatidae native to reef environments of the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. They are commonly kept in aquariums.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Royal gramma (revision 1379317721), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1796254 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).