Awesome Fish Spotlight | 水產百科網

OurfirstAwesomeFishSpotlightfor2015goestotheinfalliblylavishLiopropomaaberrans,otherwiseknownastheGoldenBasslet.

Our first Awesome Fish Spotlight for 2015 goes to the infallibly lavish Liopropoma aberrans, otherwise known as the Golden Basslet. L. aberrans is a cornea scorching fish with an incredibly vibrant combination of saturated yolk-yellow, bleeding into a rich tangerine toward the centre. The zone where the two colours mix is replete with a honeycomb reticulated pattern which is most prominent near the dorsal region of the fish. While relatively new in the aquarium scene, L. aberrans has been around for more than a hundred years, being originally described way back in 1860.[1]

L. aberrans was the first of its kind to be described back in 1860 by Poey, although at that time it was placed in the genus Perca. Subsequently, the genus Liopropoma (Gill) was erected and no further species was placed in Perca. Throughout the years, multiple Liopropoma species were discovered and pl...