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Acropoma musorstom

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Acropoma musorstom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Acropoma
Species:
A. musorstom
Binomial name
Acropoma musorstom

Acropoma musorstom is a species of bioluminescent lanternbelly fish found in Vanuatu.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 14.3 cm (5.6 in).[citation needed]

Etymology

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The fish is named for the acronym MUSORSTOM, for a series of exploratory cruises to the waters of Vanuatu, during which the holotype was collected[2]

References

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  1. ^ Okamoto, M., Randall, J.E. & Motomura, H. Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea off southwestern Thailand. Ichthyol Res 68, 517–528 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-021-00802-9
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACROPOTAMIFORMES: Families SCOMBROPIDAE, CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, STEREOLEPIDIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE, BANJOSIDAE and DINOLESTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 May 2023.