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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Liopropomatinae
Genus: Liopropoma

(See list of species below)



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31 species (see list below)

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Western Central Atlantic

 
Liopropoma aberrans
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Liopropoma africanum (Smith, 1954)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma africanum
[African basslet]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Liopropoma aragai Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Liopropoma aragai
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Liopropoma aurora (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma aurora
[Yellowmargin basslet]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Liopropoma carmabi (Randall, 1963)

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Liopropoma carmabi
[Candy basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Liopropoma collettei Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma collettei
[Collette's basslet]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic

 
Liopropoma danae
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20.6 cm SL

 
Liopropoma dorsoluteum
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic, Cape Ve
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Liopropoma emanueli Wirtz & Schliewen, 2012

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Liopropoma emanueli
[Cape Verdes basslet]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 27.8 cm SL

 
Liopropoma erythraeum
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL

 
Liopropoma eukrines
[Wrasse bass]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17.8 cm SL
Liopropoma fasciatum Bussing, 1980

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Liopropoma fasciatum
[Wrasse ass bass]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Liopropoma flavidum Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma flavidum
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Liopropoma incomptum
[Plain basslet]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
Liopropoma japonicum (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Liopropoma japonicum
[]

Photo by Connell, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Liopropoma latifasciatum (Tanaka, 1922)

Photo by Connell, A.
 
Liopropoma latifasciatum
[Blackstripe basslet]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Liopropoma lemniscatum Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Liopropoma lemniscatum
[Ribbon basslet]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific

 
Liopropoma longilepis
[Scalyfin basslet]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL

 
Liopropoma lunulatum
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
Liopropoma maculatum (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma maculatum
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Liopropoma mitratum Lubbock & Randall, 1978

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma mitratum
[Pinstriped basslet]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951

Photo by Großkopf, J.
 
Liopropoma mowbrayi
[Cave bass]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Liopropoma multilineatum
[Manyline perch]
No picture found
Caribbean
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL

 
Liopropoma olneyi
[Yellow-spotted golden bass]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Liopropoma pallidum (Fowler, 1938)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma pallidum
[Pallid basslet]

Photo by Akhilesh, K.V. / Bineesh, K.K.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Liopropoma randalli Akhilesh, Bineesh & White, 2012

Photo by Akhilesh, K.V. / Bineesh, K.K.
 
Liopropoma randalli
[]

Photo by Itriago, H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Liopropoma rubre Poey, 1861

Photo by Itriago, H.
 
Liopropoma rubre
[Peppermint bass]
No picture found
Caribbean
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL

 
Liopropoma santi
[Spot-tail golden bass]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
Liopropoma susumi (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Liopropoma susumi
[Meteor perch]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm TL
Liopropoma swalesi (Fowler & Bean, 1930)

Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Liopropoma swalesi
[Swales' basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Liopropoma tonstrinum Randall & Taylor, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Liopropoma tonstrinum
[Redstriped basslet]
31 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Liopropoma
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1860 Liopropoma aberrans Western Central Atlantic
1954 Liopropoma africanum African basslet Indian Ocean 8 TL
1988 Liopropoma aragai Northwest Pacific 13.5 SL
1903 Liopropoma aurora Yellowmargin basslet Eastern Central Pacific 17 TL
1963 Liopropoma carmabi Candy basslet Western Atlantic 6 TL
1988 Liopropoma collettei Collette's basslet Pacific Ocean 7.5 TL
1970 Liopropoma danae Western Central Atlantic
1999 Liopropoma dorsoluteum Indo-West Pacific 20.6 SL
2012 Liopropoma emanueli Cape Verdes basslet Eastern Atlantic, Cape Ve 12.4 SL
1988 Liopropoma erythraeum Pacific Ocean 27.8 SL
1962 Liopropoma eukrines Wrasse bass Western Atlantic 13 TL
1980 Liopropoma fasciatum Wrasse ass bass Eastern Pacific 17.8 SL
1988 Liopropoma flavidum Eastern Central Pacific 6.1 SL
1988 Liopropoma incomptum Plain basslet Western Pacific 6.7 SL
1883 Liopropoma japonicum Northwest Pacific 18.8 SL
1922 Liopropoma latifasciatum Blackstripe basslet Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1988 Liopropoma lemniscatum Ribbon basslet Northwest Pacific 17.5 TL
1899 Liopropoma longilepis Scalyfin basslet Eastern Pacific
1863 Liopropoma lunulatum Indo-Pacific 18.7 SL
1883 Liopropoma maculatum Pacific Ocean 21.7 SL
1978 Liopropoma mitratum Pinstriped basslet Indo-Pacific 9 TL
1951 Liopropoma mowbrayi Cave bass Western Atlantic 9 TL
1988 Liopropoma multilineatum Manyline perch Western Pacific 8 TL
2014 Liopropoma olneyi Yellow-spotted golden bass Caribbean 8.4 SL
1938 Liopropoma pallidum Pallid basslet Pacific Ocean 6.4 SL
2012 Liopropoma randalli Indian Ocean 13.2 SL
1861 Liopropoma rubre Peppermint bass Western Atlantic 10 TL
2014 Liopropoma santi Spot-tail golden bass Caribbean 11.6 SL
1906 Liopropoma susumi Meteor perch Indo-Pacific 9.1 TL
1930 Liopropoma swalesi Swales' basslet Western Pacific 5.6 TL
1988 Liopropoma tonstrinum Redstriped basslet Indo-Pacific. 8 TL



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