Species: Liopropoma fasciatum, Rainbow bass, Rainbow basslet, Wrasse ass bass


Liopropoma fasciatum Bussing, 1980
Rainbow basslet, Rainbow bass, Wrasse ass bass
Body moderately elongate and compressed; head pointed, with nearly horizontal upper profile; eye moderate to large; front nostril tubular, near top lip; mouth moderately large, slightly oblique, lower jaw projecting; rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed, without accessory bone above it, lower rear corner of top jaw bone with prominent, bluntly pointed, ventral projection; rear edge of preopercle usually serrated; operculum with 3 broad flat spines at rear; dorsal fin with VIII spines, 12 rays, strongly notched, 3rd spine longest; anal rays III,8; pectoral rays 15; tail base deep, strongly compressed; tail fin rounded to slightly forked; scales small, rough; pored lateral-line scales 46-47.
Head and back dark pinkish purple, fading to reddish below; flank with a dark brown midlateral stripe with yellow stripe above and below; a red to brownish stripe below base of dorsal fin with narrow yellow stripe above; dorsal fin black with red base, white edge; anal fin red; tail fin reddish, 2 white stripes from flank stripes
Size: to 26.5 cm.
Inhabits rocky and coral reefs.
Depth: 25-250 m.
Central Gulf of California to Ecuador, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo and the Galapagos.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Corals
- Rocks
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- All species
- TEP endemic
- Continent
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 26.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 25
- Depth Range Max
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- 250