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:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-07-14 18:35:13
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

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reefbuilders (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.
youtube (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2026.

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