Liopropoma japonicum, Spotlined bass

Liopropoma japonicum (Döderlein, 1883)

Spotlined bass
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Liopropomatinae
Etymology: Liopropoma: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Döderlein.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 150 - 200 m (Ref. 137547). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, eastern Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6180)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: with a shallow notch between spinous and soft dorsal fins; caudal-fin emarginate, with a small notch at middle of posterior margin; D VIII,14 usually; anterior portion of tooth band on palatine is relatively narrow, with 4-6 rows of villiform teeth. Colouration: body pinkish red, with a broad deep red stripe, comb-shaped upper margin, on lateral sides; upper and lower margins of caudal fin are white when fresh becoming grey in preservation; operculum and anterior trunk with a series of small grey spots when preserved (Ref. 137547).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the shelf and shelf edge, on rocky bottoms (Ref. 11230). Collected at a depth of about 100 m.

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Randall, J.E. and L. Taylor, 1988. Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the serranid genus Liopropoma, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (16):47 p. (Ref. 6180)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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