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Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Liopropomatinae
Etymology: Liopropoma: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 120 - 250 m (Ref. 27481). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: known from the Gulf of California and from south of Gulf of Panama, 7°33'N, 78°34'20"W (Ref. 46206).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94512)
Inhabits reefs between 120-250 m depth (Ref. 27481).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E., G. Merlen, D.J. Long, R.G. Gilmore and C. Villon, 1997. Deepslope fishes collected during the 1995 eruption of Isla Fernandina, Galápagos. Noticias de Galapagos 58:22-58. (Ref. 27481)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |