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title: Pinstripe Basslet (Liopropoma susumi)
scientific_name: Liopropoma susumi
common_name: Pinstripe Basslet
taxon: Groupers
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-11-07T16:02:13.872Z
updated: 2026-08-08T21:27:47.752Z
tags: Pinstripe Basslet, Liopropoma susumi, Groupers, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/groupers/pinstripe-basslet
---

# Pinstripe Basslet (*Liopropoma susumi*)

## Quick facts

- **Group:** Groupers (*Epinephelidae*)
- **Size:** 9.1 cm
- **Depth:** 2-34 m
- **Conservation status:** LC - Least Concern

The Pinstripe Basslet (Liopropoma susumi) is a marine species associated with coral reef environments, occupying depths ranging from 2 to 34 meters. This tropical fish reaches a maximum length of 9.1 centimeters and is typically found inhabiting caves and crevices within lagoon and seaward reefs. It exhibits benthic behavior and is generally regarded as a secretive species.

The morphological characteristics of the Pinstripe Basslet include a total of 8 dorsal spines and 11 to 12 dorsal soft rays, alongside 3 anal spines and 8 anal soft rays.

Geographically, this species is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, extending from the Red Sea to the Line Islands and Samoa, and reaching as far north as the Ryukyu Islands and as far south as Reunion and New Caledonia.

## Also known as

- **English:** meteor perch, Pinstripe Reef Basslet, Pinstriped reef basslet
- **Portuguese:** Perca-flecha-anã-meteoro
- **Czech:** kanic meteor
- **Japanese:** コスジハナスズキ, Kosujihanasuzuki
- **Chinese:** 孫氏長鱸, 條紋長鱸, 鱠仔
- **CA:** Perca coral·lí meteor

## Scientific synonyms

- *Chorististium susumi* Jordan & Seale, 1906
- *Flagelloserranus meteori* Kotthaus, 1970
- *Liopoproma susumi* (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
- *Ypsigramma brocki* Schultz, 1953
- *Ypsigramma lineata* Schultz, 1953
- *Ypsigramma susumi* (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

## Range

Comoros, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Red Sea, Republic of Mauritius, Seychelles

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/groupers/pinstripe-basslet)*
*Updated: August 8, 2026*