''Liopropoma'' is a

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of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

, related to the

grouper Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...

s and included in the

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Epinephelinae Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...

, part of the

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, which also includes the

anthias Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

and sea basses. They are sometimes seen in the

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trade.

Species

There are currently 32 recognized species of this genus: * ''

Liopropoma aberrans ''Liopropoma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquar ...

'' Poey, 1860 * ''

Liopropoma africanum ''Liopropoma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquar ...

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, 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 ''Liopropoma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquar ...

'' Kotthaus, 1970 * ''

Liopropoma dorsoluteum ''Liopropoma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquar ...

'' Kon,

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& Sakurai, 1999 * ''

Liopropoma emanueli ''Liopropoma emanueli'', the Cape Verde basslet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, ...

'' Wirtz & Schliewen, 2012 (Cape Verdes basslet) * '' Liopropoma erythraeum'' J. E. Randall & L. R. Taylor, 1988 * '' Liopropoma eukrines''

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& 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 &

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, 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''

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, 1899 (Scalyfin basslet) * '' Liopropoma lunulatum'' Guichenot, 1863 * '' Liopropoma maculatum'' Döderlein ( de), 1883 * '' Liopropoma mitratum''

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& J. E. Randall, 1978 (Pinstriped basslet) * '' Liopropoma mowbrayi'' Woods &

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, 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 &

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, 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

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studies have suggested that the western Atlantic species within the

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Liopropomini, including the genus ''Bathyanthias'', form a

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group with respect to the

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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''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q659025 Liopropomini Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill