Yellowmargin basslet (Liopropoma aurora)

Scientific name: Liopropoma aurora Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Yellowmargin basslet (Liopropoma aurora)

The Yellowmargin basslet (Liopropoma aurora) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaiian Islands.

Biology

A deep-water species that is rarely captured. Benthopelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liopropoma aurora
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
49–184 m (161–604 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 49 - 184 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
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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