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 <small>Okamoto, J.T. Williams, K.E. Carpenter, M. D. Santos & Seishi Kimura, 2019</small>
- Acropoma argentistigma <small>Okamoto & H. Ida, 2002</small>
- Acropoma boholensis <small>Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002</small>
- Acropoma hanedai <small>Matsubara, 1953</small>
- Acropoma heemstrai <small>Okamoto & Golani, 2017</small>
- Acropoma japonicum <small>Günther, 1859</small> (Glowbelly)
- Acropoma lecorneti <small>Fourmanoir, 1988</small>
- Acropoma lacrima <small>Okamoto & Golani 2017</small>
- Acropoma leobergi <small>Prokofiev, 2018</small>
- Acropoma musorstom, <small>Okamoto, J. E. Randall, Motomura, 2021</small>
- Acropoma neglectum <small>Okamoto & Golani 2017</small>
- Acropoma profundum <small>Okamoto, 2014</small> (Solomon's lanternbelly)
- Acropoma splendens <small>(Lloyd, 1909)</small>
The fossil species â Acropoma lepidotum <small>(Agassiz, 1836)</small> 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.
References
Additional reading
- Ghedotti, Michael J., Josephine N. Gruber, Ryan W. Barton, Matthew P. Davis and W. Leo Smith. âÂÂMorphology and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the glowbellies (Percomorpha: Acropomatidae) with comments on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Acropomatiformes.â Journal of Morphology 279 (2018): 1640 - 1653.