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Swales' basslet (Liopropoma swalesi)
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Swales' basslet (Liopropoma swalesi) specimen
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Epinephelidae

Swales' basslet

Liopropoma swalesi

Seabass of Philippine Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Swales' basslet is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 5.6 cm.

Maximum length
5.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific: Vanuatu, Philippines, Indonesia and New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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