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Spot-tail Golden Bass

Liopropoma santi

Classification

Liopropoma santi, the spot-tail golden bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It has been collected from deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean; it is the deepest occurring Liopropoma species in the Atlantic Ocean. Discovery Liopropoma santi, along with another basslet, Liopropoma olneyi, were discovered during dives by crewed submersibles in 300 metres (980 ft) deep waters off Curaçao in the Caribbean.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 2