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Liopropoma africanum African basslet

Liopropoma africanum is commonly referred to as African basslet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 450 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Liopropoma africanum




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lexID:
11619 
AphiaID:
218258 
Scientific:
Liopropoma africanum 
German:
Afrikanischer Zwergzackenbarsch, Swiss Guard Zwergzackenbarsch 
English:
African Basslet 
Category:
Dwarf groupers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Liopropoma (Genus) > africanum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Smith, ), 1954 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Comores, Cuba, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sumatra, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Supratidal (Supralitoral), spray water area (splash water area) above the tidal influence where the influence of the sea clearly outweighs that of the land. 
Sea depth:
8 - 48 Meter 
Habitats:
Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
26,8 °F - 29,2 °F (26,8°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clam meat, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton 
Tank:
98.99 gal (~ 450L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-17 12:21:23 

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Liopropoma africanum (Smith, 1954)

Synonymised names
Chorististium africanum Smith, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ypsigramma africanum (Smith, 1954) · unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Reefbuilders (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.
  4. youtube (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.

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