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Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859

Glowbelly
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range, probably referring to another Acropoma species (see key in Ref. 123726).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Okamoto, M., J.E. Randall, H. Motomura, 2021
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Common names from other countries

Maconde lumineux, Farolito, Japanese seabass, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Acropoma: Greek, akro = topmost, summit + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 35 - 100 m (Ref. 123727).   Deep-water; 36°N - 37°S, 21°E - 154°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Japan, East China Sea and South China Sea.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 123726)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7. Body moderately elongate, compressed. Scales large, weakly ciliated and deciduous. Two luminous organs run longitudinally in the abdominal muscle from the thorax to slightly beyond the anus and join each other at the anterior extremities.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand and sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Marketed fresh or reduced to fishmeal.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Medarbetare

Okamoto, M., J.E. Randall, H. Motomura, 2021. Acropoma musortom, 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(4):517-528. (Ref. 123726)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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