Acropoma profundum
Acropoma profundum, Solomon's lanternbelly, is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is found in the western South Pacific Ocean in waters near the Solomon Islands.[1] The types were taken from depths of 1,169–1,203 metres (3,835–3,947 ft), making this the deepest living species of the genus Acropoma.[2]
| Acropoma profundum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Acropoma |
| Species: | A. profundum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Acropoma profundum" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Makoto Okamoto (2014). "Acropoma profundum, a new species of lanternbelly (Teleostei: Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Solomon Islands". Species Diversity. 19: 9–14. doi:10.12782/sd.19.1.009.
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