Cape Verdes basslet

Liopropoma emanueli

Seabass of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Liopropoma emanueli, the Cape Verde basslet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa where it is found in rocky areas at depths of 20 to 36 metres (66 to 118 ft). Its length is 10 to 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Liopropoma
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform