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{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Grammatidae - Gramma loreto.JPG
| image = Gramma dejongi.JPG
| image_caption = Royal gramma ''(G. loreto)''
| image_caption = Golden gramma ''(G. dejongi)''
| taxon = Gramma
| taxon = Gramma
| authority = [[Felipe Poey y Aloy|Poey]], 1868
| authority = [[Benjamin C. Victor and John E. Randall|Victor and Randall]], 2010
| type_species = ''Gramma loreto''
| type_species = ''Gramma dejongi''
| type_species_authority = Poey, 1868
| type_species_authority = Victor and Randall, 2010
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[[File: Grammatidae - Gramma melacara.JPG|right|thumb|240px|Blackcap basslet ''(G. melacara)'']]


'''Gramma dejongi''''' is a [[species]] of fish in the family [[Grammatidae]] native to [[reef]] environments of the tropical waters in the [[Caribbean Sea]].
'''Gramma dejongi''''' is a [[species]] of fish in the family [[Grammatidae]] native to [[reef]] environments of the tropical waters in the [[Caribbean Sea]].

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Golden gramma (G. dejongi)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Grammatidae
Genus: Gramma
Victor and Randall, 2010
Type species
Gramma dejongi
Victor and Randall, 2010

Gramma dejongi is a species of fish in the family Grammatidae native to reef environments of the tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea.

Appearance

The Fish is distinctive among the Basslets as having a primary color that is not purple, instead being primarily golden yellow with purple patches on it's fins and a slight path on the belly near the fins. There is also a black spot on the dorsal fin. In size it is relatively small, smaller than the Royal gramma being about 7 cm (2.7 in)[1]

Range

This species is considered to be largely endemic to the waters around Cuba. However a solitary individual has been found off the coast of the Little Cayman Island in the Cayman Islands. Whether this represents another population or a displaced individual cannot be confirmed.[2]

In Aquarium

This species is kept as a pet in aquarium, however due to it's recent discovery it has not been as widely popular as the other species. It's temperament is similar to that of the other Gramma species. Of note it is the first Basslet to have a distinct color morph bred by enthusiests, that being the "Platinum" varient, in which the purple coloration is replaced by a white color.[3]

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