It’s official,Gramma dejongiis no longer a Cuban endemic reef fish and therefore no longer confined to the embargo dropnet of the United States. More importantly, the fact thatGramma dejongioccurs outside of Cuba means it is likely somewhat well distributed and should have less to fear from local extinction due to the ravenous appetites of that dreaded lionfish invasion.
发现Gramma dejongihappened in Little Cayman Island, 150 miles south of Cuba, based on a single individual that was very much attached to its home territory as it was repeatedly observed in the same location. This particularGramma dejongiwas estimated to be 60mm in length, so just shy of 2.5 inches and larger than any recorded specimen of this incredible new species.
The sighting of a single individual at Little Cayman does not necessarily imply that populations of the species necessarily occur in the region, but it does support the notion that the species couldpelagicallymake its way Caribbean Islands around Cuba. Don’t get your hopes up about this species being collected for aquariums from the Cayman Islands just yet.
尽管那里没有禁运，但开曼群岛却在很大程度上取决于旅游业和潜入经济，并且不太可能发出收集许可证来收获这种礁石鱼的宝石，除非没有真正的人口他们被发现住在那里。即使到那时，该地区也没有从该地区收集水族馆鱼，因此，即使是该国的法律，即使有可能，任何感兴趣的部分都会在它们面前有一系列文书工作。[[Springer LinkviaAdvanced Aquarist]
