Acropoma arafurensis explained

Acropoma arafurensis, 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 ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.6cm (03inches).

Notes and References

1. Makoto Okamoto . Jeffrey T. Williams . Kent E. Carpenter . Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos . Seishi Kimura . amp . 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 . 10.1007/s10228-019-00696-8 . Ichthyological Research . 67 . 39–49.