- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- ACROPOMATIDAE
- Acropoma
- arafurensis
Arafura Lanternbelly, Acropoma arafurensis Okamoto, Williams, Carpenter, Santos & Kimura 2019
Holotype of the Arafura Lanternbelly, Acropoma arafurensis, AMS I.21835-027, from the Arafura Sea off the Northern Territory, length 76.2 mm SL. Source: Makoto. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A rare seabass known from two specimens collected in the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Acropoma arafurensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5503
Arafura Lanternbelly, Acropoma arafurensis Okamoto, Williams, Carpenter, Santos & Kimura 2019
More Info
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Distribution |
Arafura Sea, NNE of Croker Island, off the Northern Territory, 09°21′S, 133°12′E – 09°22′S, 133°10′E, depth 156-164 m. The species is known only from the type locality. |
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Features |
Pectoral fin 15; Gill rakers 20–21; Scales between first dorsal-fin base and lateral line 4. Luminous gland U-shaped extending from throat to posterior tip of pectoral fin; luminous-gland length 29.5–32.0% SL; symphysis of lower jaw not protruded; proximal radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore with concavity on anterior surface; anus situated closer to pelvic-fin insertion than to origin of anal fin; cycloid scales on lateral side of body; vertical line on cheek absent. |
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Etymology |
The specific name arafurensis refers to the collection locality of the type specimens. |
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Species Citation |
Acropoma arafurensis Okamoto, Williams, Carpenter, Santos & Kimura 2020, Ichthyological Research 67: 40, Figs 1-3. Type locality: off Northern Territory, Arafura Sea, 09°21′S, 133°12′E–09°22′S, 133°10′E, otter trawl, 156–164 m depth. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Arafura Lanternbelly, Acropoma arafurensis Okamoto, Williams, Carpenter, Santos & Kimura 2019
References
Okamoto, M., Randall, J.E. & Motomura, H. 2021. Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea of southwestern Thailand. Ichthyological Research 68: 517–528 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-021-00802-9
Okamoto, M., Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Santos, M.D. & Kimura, S. 2020. 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 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00696-8, open access
