- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- SERRANIDAE
- Liopropoma
- multilineatum
Yellow Reef Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor 1988
Other Names: Lined Basslet, Manyline Perch
A Yellow Reef Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum, at Lomaiviti, Fiji, November 2016. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
This rare secretive basslet usually shelters in caves and under ledges. It has a reddish orange head, a bright yellow body with many fine red pinstripes along the sides, a reddish tail and tail base with a white lateral stripe, and a serrate posterior preopercular margin.
Video of a Yellow Reef Basslet at Cebu in the Philippines - in its natural habitat.
Video of a Yellow Reef Basslet at Cebu in the Philippines - in its natural habitat.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Liopropoma multilineatum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3868
Yellow Reef Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor 1988
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in the Australian EEZ from the offshore reefs of Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and Osprey Reef, in the Coral Sea off Queensland. Found elsewhere in the tropical Western Pacific. Inhabits deep caves and crevices in rich coral areas on offhsore reefs. |
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Species Citation |
Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor, 1988, Indo-Pacific Fishes 16: 41, pl. 2C. Type locality: south side of Tanavulu Point, Florida Island, Solomon Islands (9°02´44"S, 160°04´07"E). |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Yellow Reef Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor 1988
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 1. Australia : Zoonetics pp. 1-302.
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E. & Taylor, L.R. 1988. Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the serranid genus Liopropoma, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 16: 1-47 col. pls 1-4
