Liopropoma africanum

African basslet LFU

5.8 cm TL. Source: Modified from J. Randall, taken in the Djibouti. License: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0).

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Head and body red, orange to yellow 3 or 4 white horizontal lines.

Size:

Up to 8 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indian ocean in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Reef associated from 8 to 48 m depth.

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