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Liopropoma susumi (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Meteor perch
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Liopropomatinae
Etymology: Liopropoma: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Seale.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 34 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line Islands and Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Reunion and New Caledonia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in caves and crevices in lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 6180). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Secretive (Ref 90102).

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Randall, J.E. and L. Taylor, 1988. Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the serranid genus Liopropoma, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (16):47 p. (Ref. 6180)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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