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Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Liopropomatinae
Etymology: Liopropoma: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Chuichi Araga is a Japanese ichthyologist who was Curator at the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory of Kyoto University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Taylor.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 6180) and Taiwan (Ref. 5193).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6180)
A single specimen taken from about 100 m deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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