Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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Liopropoma lemniscatum is a species of dwarf grouper that lives mainly hidden in reef crevices, even a predatory, careless grouper quickly becomes the prey of larger predators.
The body of the dwarf grouper is light red to dark red dorsally and red to pink ventrally.
A yellow stripe runs from the front of the upper lip through the eye, over the upper operculum, which darkens and widens to the base of the caudal fin (the lower edge of the stripe just includes the straight stalk-shaped part of the lateral line).
The upper edge of the broad posterior part of the upper jaw is yellow.
A blotchy yellow stripe, narrower than the main yellow stripe, runs from the cheek to the anterior part of the pectoral-fin base, becomes faintly diffuse on the abdomen and continues to the lower part of the caudal-fin base.
A dark yellow dorsal stripe is usually present in smaller specimens.
The dorsal fin is red, a broad yellow basal band is visible on the fin spine and in the anterior part of the soft ray fin.
The anal fin is pinkish, with a broad yellow submarginal band in front, the caudal fin is bright red, becoming pink distally at the middle part, the upper and lower lobes are broad yellow (yellow of the lower lobe throughout with a yellow stripe of the lower part of the caudal peduncle).
The pectoral fins are bright red, the pelvic fins pink.
The iris is purple with a yellow band on the side of the pupil.
The body of the dwarf grouper is light red to dark red dorsally and red to pink ventrally.
A yellow stripe runs from the front of the upper lip through the eye, over the upper operculum, which darkens and widens to the base of the caudal fin (the lower edge of the stripe just includes the straight stalk-shaped part of the lateral line).
The upper edge of the broad posterior part of the upper jaw is yellow.
A blotchy yellow stripe, narrower than the main yellow stripe, runs from the cheek to the anterior part of the pectoral-fin base, becomes faintly diffuse on the abdomen and continues to the lower part of the caudal-fin base.
A dark yellow dorsal stripe is usually present in smaller specimens.
The dorsal fin is red, a broad yellow basal band is visible on the fin spine and in the anterior part of the soft ray fin.
The anal fin is pinkish, with a broad yellow submarginal band in front, the caudal fin is bright red, becoming pink distally at the middle part, the upper and lower lobes are broad yellow (yellow of the lower lobe throughout with a yellow stripe of the lower part of the caudal peduncle).
The pectoral fins are bright red, the pelvic fins pink.
The iris is purple with a yellow band on the side of the pupil.
