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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Cave bass

Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951
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Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
30–60 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Cave bass is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Liopropoma mowbrayi
Authority
Woods & Kanazawa, 1951
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
9 cm
Depth Range
30–60 m
Trophic Level
3.6
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12. Snout relatively long; yellow band from tip of snout and chin to eye.: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cave bass is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Cave bass is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Cave bass is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 60 m . Deep-water; 32°N - South America.

🌿 Ecology

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

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
9cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
12

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Woods & Kanazawa, 1951

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .

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