🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Redstriped basslet
Liopropoma tonstrinum Randall & Taylor, 1988
📖 Overview
Secretive inhabitant of cave recesses . Also a ledge dweller (Ref 90102). Feeds on small invertebrates .
Scientific Name
Liopropoma tonstrinum
Authority
Randall & Taylor, 1988
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8 cm
Depth Range
11–50 m
Trophic Level
3.6
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Epinephelidae
Epinephelidae
Genus
Liopropoma
Liopropoma
Species
Redstriped basslet
Liopropoma tonstrinum
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. : elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Redstriped 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 11 - 50 m . Tropical; 16°S - 20°S
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.6±0.6
Food Items
small invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00389 × L3.12
(TL)
Max TL
8cm
Dorsal Spines
8
Dorsal Rays
12
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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