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 Poey, 1860 Liopropoma africanum J. L. B. Smith, 1954 (African basslet) Liopropoma aragai J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 Liopropoma aurora D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Yellowmargin basslet) Liopropoma carmabi J. E. Randall, 1963 (Candy basslet) Liopropoma collettei J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 (Collette's basslet) Liopropoma danae Kotthaus, 1970 Liopropoma dorsoluteum Kon, Yoshino & Sakurai, 1999 Liopropoma emanueli Wirtz & Schliewen, 2012 (Cape Verdes basslet) Liopropoma erythraeum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 Liopropoma eukrines Starck & Courtenay, 1962 (Wrasse bass) Liopropoma fasciatum W. A. Bussing, 1980 (Wrasse ass bass) Liopropoma flavidum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 Liopropoma incandescens Pinheiro, Shepherd, Greene & Rocha, 2019 Liopropoma incomptum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 (Plain basslet) Liopropoma japonicum Döderlein (de), 1883 Liopropoma latifasciatum S. Tanaka (I), 1922 (Blackstripe basslet) Liopropoma lemniscatum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 (Ribbon basslet) Liopropoma longilepis Garman, 1899 (Scalyfin basslet) Liopropoma lunulatum Guichenot, 1863 Liopropoma maculatum Döderlein (de), 1883 Liopropoma mitratum Lubbock & J. E. Randall, 1978 (Pinstriped basslet) Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951 (Cave bass) Liopropoma multilineatum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 (Manyline perch) Liopropoma olneyi Baldwin & G. D. Johnson, 2014 (Yellow-spotted golden bass) Baldwin, C.C. & Johnson, G.D. (2014): Connectivity across the Caribbean Sea: DNA Barcoding and Morphology Unite an Enigmatic Fish Larva from the Florida Straits with a New Species of Sea Bass from Deep Reefs off Curaçao. PLOS One, 9 (5): e97661. Liopropoma pallidum Fowler, 1938 (Pallid basslet) Liopropoma randalli Akhilesh, Bineesh & W. T. White, 2012 Liopropoma rubre Poey, 1861 (Peppermint bass) Liopropoma santi Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2014 (Spot-tail golden bass) Liopropoma susumi D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Meteor perch) Liopropoma swalesi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1930 (Swales's basslet) Liopropoma tonstrinum J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 (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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