Size: 1.5 to 3 in.
ID: Violet front and yellow rear, dark spot
on dorsal fin
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Grammatidae / Basslets
Genus Species: Gramma loreto /
Fairy Basslet
Habitat: near or in caves and recesses
Typical food: items from plankton picked inches from bottom;
ectoparasites from skin and mouth off bodies of other fish
Other information: also called "Royal Gramma"; often
swim upside-down to orient to a hard surface; shy
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