Gramma dejongi, which was rated as the first of the top ten seawater creatures in 2010 by the well-known foreign aquarium forum Refbuilders, was first discovered by the Dutch veteran aquarium shop de jong marinelife, which was imported from Cuba and then named after its own fish shop.
That's right, it is it - gramma dejongi, scientific name: Desperbass blue-striped perch, is one of the species of blue-striped perch in the order Perch of the order Rayfin fish, distributed in the Cuban Sea of the Central and Western Atlantic, is endemic, 20-30 meters deep, tropical marine fish, up to 4.5 cm in length, inhabiting coastal coral reef areas.
Due to the similarity of gramma dejongi to the ghost king (gramma loreto), and its more feminine and feminine appearance than the ghost king, some people also call it "ghost queen".
Seeing this, you must also want to know the appearance of the legendary ghost king (gramma loreto) (oh ~ this world of faces):
Gramma Loreto – Image from Top of the Arowana
Ghost King"——Image from Baidu
Ghost King (gramma loreto)
Scientific name: Blue-striped perch, one of the blue-striped perch family of the ray-finned fish order Perch suborder, distributed in the Caribbean Sea of the Central and Western Atlantic, the Bahamas, Bermuda to Central America, depth 1-60 meters, is a tropical marine fish, the front half of the fish is purple, the second half is yellow, the body length can reach 8 cm, inhabits the caves or rock wall depressions of coral reefs, in order to prey on parasites on the surfaces of other fish.
Did Yuki feel the great power (chao) wu (ji) and qi (liang) of the "ghost king"? In fact, whether it is "ghost king" or "ghost queen", it belongs to the blue-striped perch genus of the blue-striped perch family of the order rayfin fish. There are currently 5 species of blue-striped perch listed on Wikipedia, in addition to the "two couples" described above, there are the following three species.
"Brazilian Ghost King" - picture from the Internet
gramma brasiliensis
Scientific name: Brazilian blue-striped perch, one of the blue-striped perch family of the ray-finned fish order Perch suborder, distributed in the brazilian waters of the southwest Atlantic Ocean, endemic, 3-22 meters deep, tropical marine fish, up to 6.6 cm in length, inhabiting coastal coral reef areas.
gramma brasiliensis looks very similar to the "Ghost King", so it is also known as the "Brazilian Ghost King". So how do you differentiate between them? Please pay attention to the next decomposition ~~~
Black-capped blue-striped perch – image from the Internet
gramma melacara
Scientific name: black-capped blue-striped perch, one of the blue-striped perch family of the ray-finned fish order Perch suborder, distributed in the waters of the West Indies of the Caribbean Sea in the central and western Atlantic Ocean, with a depth of 10-180 meters, is a tropical marine fish, the whole body is pinkish purple, the top of the head and the edge of the dorsal fin are blue-black, the body length can reach 10 cm, and it inhabits the cliffs at the edge of coral reefs.
Different from the gentlemanly temperament of the black-crowned blue-striped perch and the gorgeous flamboyance of the previous models, the following Lin's blue-striped perch has its own beautiful appearance.
Lin's blue-striped perch - the picture comes from the Internet
gramma links
Scientific name: Lin's blue-striped perch, one of the blue-striped perch family of the rayfin fish order Perch, distributed in the Caribbean Sea of the Central and Western Atlantic Ocean, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico to Central America, depth 27-130 meters, tropical marine fish, up to 7.3 cm in length, inhabiting the cliffs on the edge of coral reefs.
The above is the introduction of the "five brothers" of the blue-striped perch genus, after reading these, I don't know which one you like the most? Welcome to leave a message in the message area Oh ~
Sources and References:
froese, rainer & daniel pauly, eds. (2016). gramma dejongi in fishbase. October 2016 release