Cave bass (Liopropoma mowbrayi)

Scientific name: Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951

Cave bass (Liopropoma mowbrayi)

The Cave bass (Liopropoma mowbrayi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, southern Florida (USA) and Bahamas to northern South America.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liopropoma mowbrayi
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
30–60 m (98–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 60 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA) and Bahamas to northern South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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