Acropoma arafurensis
Appearance
Arafura lanternbelly | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Acropomatidae |
Genus: | Acropoma |
Species: | A. arafurensis
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Binomial name | |
Acropoma arafurensis | |
Map range of Acropoma arafurensis |
Acropoma arafurensis, the Arafura lanternbelly, is a species of bioluminescent lanternbelly native to the Western Pacific Ocean. It was described from pair of specimens found in the Arafura Sea. The known specimens measure 57.3–76.2 mm (2.26–3.00 in)[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Makoto Okamoto; Jeffrey T. Williams; Kent E. Carpenter; Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos & Seishi Kimura (2019). "Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea". Ichthyological Research. 67: 39–49. doi:10.1007/s10228-019-00696-8.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acropoma arafurensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.