Acropoma arafurense, Arafura lanternbelly

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Acropoma arafurense Okamoto, Williams, Carpenter, Santos & Kimura, 2019

Arafura lanternbelly
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Acropoma: Greek, akro = topmost, summit + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335);  arafurense: Named for its type locality, Arafura Sea..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 156 - 164 m (Ref. 123727). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Australia (Arafura Sea).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123727)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: U-shaped luminous gland extending from throat to posterior tip of pectoral fin, its length 29.5-32.0% SL; symphysis of lower jaw is not protruded; anterior surface of proximal radial of the first anal-fin pterygiophore with concavity; anus is closer to pelvic-fin insertion than to origin of anal fin; with cycloid scales on lateral side of body; no vertical line on cheek; scales 4 between the first dorsal-fin base and lateral line; pectoral-fin rays 15; total gill rakers 20-21 (Ref. 123727).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Okamoto, M., J.T. Williams, K.E. Carpenter, M.D. Santos and S. 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. Ichthyol. Res. 67:39-49. (Ref. 123727)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).