Acropoma
Acropoma is a genus of 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, Santos & S, Kimura, 2019
- Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & H. Ida, 2002
- Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002
- Acropoma hanedai Matsubara, 1953
- Acropoma heemstrai Okamoto and Golani, 2017
- Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859
- Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988
- Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, 2018
- Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014
- Acropoma splendens
