Species that contain: Gramma and melacara [ 1 ] records melacara, Gramma Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.] 1963:43, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 115 (no. 2); ref. 4245] About 1/2 mile north of the western end of Treasure Island (Salt Cay), New Providence area, Bahamas, depth 165 feet. Holotype: ANSP 94687. Paratypes: ANSP 94686 (1), 94688-90 (10, 5, 1); SMF 6830 [ex UMML 9428] (1); UF 204948 [ex UMML 4948] (1), ?209420 [ex UMML 9420] (4), 209427-28 [ex UMML 9427-28] (15, 2); UPRM 1040 (1); USNM [ex ANSP 94691] 199486 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:111 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gramma melacara Böhlke & Randall 1963 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:147 [ref. 23100], Sazima et al. 1998:41 [ref. 23432], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:158 [ref. 27754], Mooi & Gill 2003:1373 [ref. 27062], Smith et al. 2003:26 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:130 [ref. 27807], Victor & Randall 2010:865 [ref. 31057], Page et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32708], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Page et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gramma melacara Böhlke & Randall 1963. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.
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