Acropoma arafurensis
| Arafura lanternbelly | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Acropoma |
| Species: | A. arafurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropoma arafurensis | |
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| Map range of Acropoma arafurensis | |
Acropoma arafurensis, commonly known as 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 between 57.3–76.2 mm (2.26–3.00 in) in length.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in).[2]
References
- ^ 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.