Liopropoma is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Liopropomatidae. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.
Species
There are currently 32 recognized species of this genus:
- Liopropoma aberrans <small>Poey, 1860</small>
- Liopropoma africanum <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1954</small> (African basslet)
- Liopropoma aragai <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small>
- Liopropoma aurora <small>D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903</small> (Yellowmargin basslet)
- Liopropoma carmabi <small>J. E. Randall, 1963</small> (Candy basslet)
- Liopropoma collettei <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small> (Collette's basslet)
- Liopropoma danae <small>Kotthaus, 1970</small>
- Liopropoma dorsoluteum <small>Kon, Yoshino & Sakurai, 1999</small>
- Liopropoma emanueli <small>Wirtz & Schliewen, 2012</small> (Cape Verdes basslet)
- Liopropoma erythraeum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small>
- Liopropoma eukrines <small>Starck & Courtenay, 1962</small> (Wrasse bass)
- Liopropoma fasciatum <small>W. A. Bussing, 1980</small> (Wrasse ass bass)
- Liopropoma flavidum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small>
- Liopropoma incandescens <small>Pinheiro, Shepherd, Greene & Rocha, 2019</small>
- Liopropoma incomptum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small> (Plain basslet)
- Liopropoma japonicum <small>Döderlein (), 1883</small>
- Liopropoma latifasciatum <small>S. Tanaka (I), 1922</small> (Blackstripe basslet)
- Liopropoma lemniscatum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small> (Ribbon basslet)
- Liopropoma longilepis <small>Garman, 1899</small> (Scalyfin basslet)
- Liopropoma lunulatum <small>Guichenot, 1863</small>
- Liopropoma maculatum <small>Döderlein (), 1883</small>
- Liopropoma mitratum <small>Lubbock & J. E. Randall, 1978</small> (Pinstriped basslet)
- Liopropoma mowbrayi <small>Woods & Kanazawa, 1951</small> (Cave bass)
- Liopropoma multilineatum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small> (Manyline perch)
- Liopropoma olneyi <small>Baldwin & G. D. Johnson, 2014</small> (Yellow-spotted golden bass)
- Liopropoma pallidum <small>Fowler, 1938</small> (Pallid basslet)
- Liopropoma randalli <small>Akhilesh, Bineesh & W. T. White, 2012</small>
- Liopropoma rubre <small>Poey, 1861</small> (Peppermint bass)
- Liopropoma santi <small>Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2014</small> (Spot-tail golden bass)
- Liopropoma susumi <small>D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906</small> (Meteor perch)
- Liopropoma swalesi <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1930</small> (Swales's basslet)
- Liopropoma tonstrinum <small>J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988</small> (Redstriped basslet)
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic studies have suggested that the western Atlantic species within the tribe Liopropomini, including the genus Bathyanthias, form a monophyletic group with respect to the Indo-Pacific species currently classified as being within this genus. This further suggests that Bathyanthias is nested within Liopropoma, these studies indicate that more research is needed into the limits of the genus Liopropoma.
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