''Acropoma lecorneti'' is a species of

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, a lanternbelly from the

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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 ...

. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded off Japan and

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.Carpenter, K.E., 1999. Acropomatidae. Temperate ocean-basses (lanternbellies, splitfins). p. 2436-2437. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. This species was first formally described by the

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(1924-2007) with the type locality given as north of the St Vincent Pass off the western coast of New Caledonia at a depth of . The

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honours the skipper of the fishing boat ''Thalassa'', Monsieur Lecornet, who took the

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aboard that vessel.

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of D. Lecornet of Nouméa, New Caledonia, a fisherman and owner of the boat from which the type specimen was collected.

References

Additional reading

*Yamanoue, Yusuke and Minoru Toda. “Redescription of Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir 1988 (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with the first record from the North Pacific.” Ichthyological Research 55 (2008): 198-201. lecorneti Taxa named by Pierre Fourmanoir Fish described in 1988 {{Acropomatiformes-stub