Gramma dejongi – a still image from the video below Gramma dejongi is a new, yet to be officially described Caribbean basslet from Cuba. The recently discovered fish is named after Arie de Jong of the famed Dutch outfit, De Jong Marinelife. Arie has a habit of finding the rare and unusual, and this Gramma [...]
Gramma dejongi – a still image from the video below
Gramma dejongi is a new, yet to be officially described Caribbean basslet from Cuba. The recently discovered fish is named after Arie de Jong of the famed Dutch outfit, De Jong Marinelife. Arie has a habit of finding the rare and unusual, and this Gramma is befitting of his track record. The fish has been kept out of the spotlight until recently, as it awaits its formal description from Jack Randall.
A big thanks to Paul Kroonen, the owner of the above specimen for sharing these images and video. We spoke with Paul a few weeks back when he first acquired this specimen and he described the fishes behavior much like that of Gramma loreto. Except that he found his G. dejongi was much less reclusive and aggressive. It was initially taking well to Artemia, lobster eggs and cyclops.
Last we heard, Arie De Jong has one recently collected Gramma dejongi available for sale, but we doubt it will last long. We’ve also heard offers coming of out Asia in the $1.5K range for this new striking species.
H/T to John Coppolino
