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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Collette's basslet

Liopropoma collettei Randall & Taylor, 1988
Max Length
7.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
1–34 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Specimens collected from coral reefs at depths of less than 6 to 33.5 m . Benthic . Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).

Scientific Name
Liopropoma collettei
Authority
Randall & Taylor, 1988
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.5 cm
Depth Range
1–34 m
Trophic Level
3.6
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Collette's basslet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 34 m . Tropical Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Johnston island and the Hawaiian Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.6±0.6
🧍 Solitary

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
7.5cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
8

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Randall & Taylor, 1988

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