No photo available
African basslet
Liopropoma africanum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- African basslet
- Scientific
- Liopropoma africanum
- Dhivehi
- އެފްރިކާ ފާނަEfrikaa faana
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 48 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A tiny reef basslet with reddish stripes, reaching about 8 cm. It hides deep in recesses of seaward reefs and is rarely seen.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives efrikaa faana.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Liopropoma-africanum.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/އެފްރިކާ_ފާނަ
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'އެފްރިކާ ފާނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Efrikaa faana' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.