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  • head salmon + yellow stripe; body yellow above, salmon below
    yellow stripe: snout to operculum
    Liopropoma aberrans, Eyestripe Basslet
    juv: C yellow + red blotch, border white
  • purple + yellow stripes
    D2 (not A) black & blue ocellus
    C: 2 separate black blotches
    Liopropoma carmabi, Candy Basslet
  • yellow-brown to red-brown
    snout to C: dark red- brown stripe edged with yellow
    Liopropoma eukrines, Wrasse Basslet
  • red
    yellow stripe: eye & snout
    D2 (sometimes A): black spot
    Liopropoma mowbrayi, Cave Basslet
    C rear edge: black & white bar
  • body: yellow over white + yellow spots
    yellow stripe: snout to operculum
    Liopropoma olneyi, Yellow-spotted Basslet
    juv: pink + yellow spots; C yellow
  • yellow-brown + 5 red stripes
    D2 & A: black blotch
    C: 2 joined black blotches
    Liopropoma rubre, Peppermint Basslet
  • body yellow over white
    top lip orange
    Liopropoma santi, Tail-spot Basslet
    flank - white chevrons
    C: yellow + lower tip black