Acropoma

Acropoma is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. They are native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. 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.

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, 2019
Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & H. Ida, 2002
Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002
Acropoma hanedai Matsubara, 1953
Acropoma heemstrai Okamoto & Golani, 2017
Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859
Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988
Acropoma lacrima Okamoto & Golani 2017
Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, 2018
Acropoma musorstom, Okamoto, J. E. Randall, Motomura, 2021
Acropoma neglectum Okamoto & Golani 2017
Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014
Acropoma splendens

The fossil species †Acropoma lepidotum is known from the Early Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. An indeterminate Acropoma species is also known from fossil remains from the Middle Miocene of Italy.

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 with comments on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Acropomatiformes.” Journal of Morphology 279 : 1640 - 1653.

Category:Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Category:Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel