''Acropoma'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
in the family
Acropomatidae
Acropomatidae is a family (biology), family of ray-finned fish in the order (biology), order Acropomatiformes, commonly known as lanternbellies. ''Acropoma'' species are notable for having bioluminescence, light-emitting organs along their unders ...
, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. They are native to the
Indian Ocean
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and western
Pacific Ocean
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. They are characterized by a ventral luminous organ that has a luminous gland, a lens, and a reflector. The shape of the luminous organ helps distinguish the species in the genus.
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Species
The following species are currently recognised as being members of this genus:
* '' Acropoma arafurensis'' Okamoto, J.T. Williams, K.E. Carpenter, M. D. Santos & Seishi Kimura
Seishi (written: 聖史, 正士, 正史 or 誠志) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* (born 1945), Japanese jurist
* (1902–1974), Japanese physicist
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, 2019Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsubara is located in the center ...
, 1953
* '' Acropoma heemstrai'' Okamoto & Golani, 2017[ Abstract]
* '' Acropoma japonicum'' Günther, 1859 (Glowbelly)
* '' Acropoma lecorneti'' Fourmanoir, 1988
* '' Acropoma lacrima'' Okamoto & Golani 2017[
* '' Acropoma leobergi'' ]Prokofiev
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, 2018[ Abstract]
* '' Acropoma musorstom'', Okamoto, J. E. Randall, Motomura, 2021
* '' Acropoma neglectum'' Okamoto & Golani 2017[
* '' Acropoma profundum'' Okamoto, 2014 (Solomon's lanternbelly) ][Okamoto, M. (2014)]
''Acropoma profundum'', a new species of lanternbelly (Teleostei: Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Solomon Islands.
''Species Diversity, 19 (1): 9-14.''
* '' Acropoma splendens'' ( Lloyd, 1909)
References
Additional reading
*Ghedotti, Michael J., Josephine N. Gruber, Ryan W. Barton, Matthew P. Davis and W. Leo Smith. “Morphology and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the glowbellies (Percomorpha: Acropomatidae) with comments on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Acropomatiformes.” Journal of Morphology 279 (2018): 1640 - 1653.
Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
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