Pinstriped basslet (Liopropoma mitratum)

Scientific name: Liopropoma mitratum Lubbock & Randall, 1978

Pinstriped basslet (Liopropoma mitratum)

The Pinstriped basslet (Liopropoma mitratum) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Rowley Shoals, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea, the Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, American Samoa, and Tuamoto Archipelago.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Reddish brown to gray, becoming redder posteriorly. L. mitratum differs from L. pallidum by having 14 rather than 15-16 pectoral rays and 19-30 rather than 8-13 preopercular serrae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liopropoma mitratum
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
3–46 m (10–151 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 46 m, usually 15 - 46 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Rowley Shoals, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea, the Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, American Samoa, and Tuamoto Archipelago.
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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