Overview
Family : Lanternbellies , temperate ocean-basses ; Inhabits sand and sandy mud bottoms [1]. Marketed fresh or reduced to fishmeal .
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Lanternpens
Common Names in English:
Blackmouth Splitfin, Glowbelly, Lanternbelly, Laternbelly
Common Names in French:
Maconde Bouche Noire, Maconde Luminaux, Maconde Lumineux
Common Names in Japanese:
Hotaru-Jako, Hotarujako
Common Names in Korean:
Pan-Dit-Pul-Ge-Rǔ-Ch'i, Pan-Dit-Pul-Ge-Ru-Ch'i
Common Names in Mandarin Chi:
Fa Guang Diao
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
日本發光鯛, Fa Guang Diao, Fā Guāng Diāo, 日本發光鯛, 日本发光鲷
Common Names in Portuguese:
Farolito
Common Names in Russian:
акропома японская, акропома японская
Common Names in Spanish:
Farolito, Maconda Boquinegra
Common Names in Vietnamese:
C Pht Sng Nh?t B?n
Description
Family Acropomatidae
Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Two dorsal fins, the first with 7-10 spines; the second with or without spine and with 8-10 soft rays ; anal fin with 2-3 spines and 7-9 soft rays. Seven branchiostegal rays ; 25 vertebrae . Opercle with two rounded spines. Lateral line complete . Pelvic fin with one spine and 5 soft rays. Species of Acropoma with light organs and the anus near the pelvic fin base . Several species are provisionally placed in this family .The family Acropomatidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 11 genera and 40 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name : Greek, akros = terminal , topmost + Greek, pomas, -atos = cover
Habitat
May be found at depths of 100 to 500 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,082 meters (0 to -16,673 feet).[2]
Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Acropomatidae
()
- Lanternbellies
- Genus:
Acropoma
()
- Fourmanoir, 1988
- Specific name:
japonicum
- Gnther, 1859
- Scientific name: - Acropoma japonicum Gnther, 1859
- Specific name:
japonicum
- Gnther, 1859
- Genus:
Acropoma
(
- Family:
Acropomatidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Acropoma japonica Günther, 1859
- Acropoma japonica Gnther, 1859
- Acropoma japononicum Günther, 1859
- Acropoma japononicum Gnther, 1859
- Synagrops japonicus /i> (Gnther, 1859)
- Synagrops splendens Lloyd, 1909
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acropoma
There are approximately 9 species in this genus:
A. apogonoides · A. argentistigma · A. boholensis · A. cynodon · A. hanedai · A. japonicum (Blackmouth Splitfin) · A. japonicus · A. lecorneti · A. philippinense
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Further Reading
- Abu Khair Mohammad Mohsin, Mohd. Azmi Ambak and Muhamad Nasir Abdul Salam (1993). Malay, English, and scientific names of the fishes of Malaysia. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, O
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 145.
- Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum / by Albert G [Tokyo?]: Kagaku Kisho Hakkokai, Shwa 13 [1938]. ENG url p. 250.
- Catalogue of the fishes in the Museum / by A. Gnther 1859 ENG url p. 250.
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaao de espcies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espcies comerciais marinhas e de guas salob
- Fricke, R. (1999). Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Runion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31: 759 p.
- Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola (1984). Trawled fishes of southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Australia, Directorate General of Fishes, Indonesia, and German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Fe
- Heemstra, P.C. (1984). Acropomatidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1.
- Heemstra, P.C. (1986). Acropomatidae. p. 561-563. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Hureau, J.-C. (1991). La base de donnes GICIM: Gestion informatise des collections ichthyologiques du Musum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Preliminaire des Poissons d'Eaux Douce de France. Conseil Suprieur de la Pche, Ministre de l'Environment, CEMAGREF
- Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- Norman, J.R. (1939). Fishes. p. 1-116. In John Murray Expedition Scientific Reports. Vol. 7. British Museum of Natural History, London.
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 912.
- Shao, K.-T. (1997). A checklist of fishes recorded in Taiwan and their distribution around Taiwan. Unpublished database, version of April 1997.
- Shen, S.C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p.
- Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- The biology of marine animals. New York, Interscience Publishers[1960] ENG url p. 683.
- Yamada, U., S. Shirai, T. Irie, M. Tokimura, S. Deng, Y. Zheng, C. Li, Y.U. Kim and Y.S. Kim (1995). Names and Illustrations of Fishes from the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 21, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- FishBase, FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Atlantic Reference Centre
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
- Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486417
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-22961 Fis-47983
- Fishbase Species ID: 1267
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14155216
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 641859
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101341
Footnotes
- Yamada, U., S. Shirai, T. Irie, M. Tokimura, S. Deng, Y. Zheng, C. Li, Y.U. Kim and Y.S. Kim (1995). Names and Illustrations of Fishes from the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. [back]
- Mean = -448.700 meters (-1,472.113 feet), Standard Deviation = 778.770 based on 587 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
