Acropomatidae

Taxobox
name = Acropomatidae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Verilus sordidus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
subordo = Percoidei
superfamilia = Percoidea
familia = Acropomatidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Acropoma" "Apogonops" "Doederleinia" "Malakichthys" "Neoscombrops" "Synagrops" "Verilus" See text for species.

Acropomatidae, also known as the lanternbellies or the temperate ocean-basses, is a family of perciform fish consisting of 33 marine species. Members of "Acropoma" are notable for having light-emitting organs alongside their undersides. They are found in all temperate and tropical oceans, usually at depths of several hundred meters.

Members of the family are generally small, with some ranging up to 40 cm, but most no more than 15 cm. They have two dorsal fins, the first with 7-10 spines, and the second with possibly a spine in addition to 8-10 soft rays. The anal fin has 2-3 spines, and the pelvic fins one spine and five soft rays.

pecies

There are 32 species in seven genera:
* Genus "Acropoma"
** "Acropoma argentistigma" Okamoto & Ida, 2002.
** "Acropoma boholensis" Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002.
** "Acropoma hanedai" Matsubara, 1953.
** Glowbelly, "Acropoma japonicum" Günther, 1859.
** "Acropoma lecorneti" Fourmanoir, 1988.
* Genus "Apogonops"
** Three-spined cardinalfish, "Apogonops anomalus" Ogilby, 1896.
* Genus "Doederleinia"
** "Doederleinia berycoides" (Hilgendorf, 1879).
** "Doederleinia gracilispinis" (Fowler, 1943).
** "Doederleinia orientalis" Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883.
* Genus "Malakichthys"
** "Malakichthys barbatus" Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001.
** "Malakichthys elegans" Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943.
** "Malakichthys griseus" Döderlein, 1883.
** "Malakichthys levis" Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2001.
** "Malakichthys mochizuki" Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2001.
** "Malakichthys wakiyae" Jordan & Hubbs, 1925.
* Genus "Neoscombrops"
** Sombre splitfin, "Neoscombrops annectens" Gilchrist, 1922.
** "Neoscombrops atlanticus" Mochizuki & Sano, 1984.
** Silver splitfin, "Neoscombrops cynodon" (Regan, 1921).
** "Neoscombrops pacificus" Mochizuki, 1979.
* Genus "Synagrops"
** Aden splitfin, "Synagrops adeni" Kotthaus, 1970.
** "Synagrops analis" (Katayama, 1957).
** "Synagrops argyreus" (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
** Blackmouth bass, "Synagrops bellus" (Goode & Bean, 1896).
** Japanese splitfin, "Synagrops japonicus" (Günther, 1859).
** "Synagrops malayanus" Weber, 1913.
** Thinlip splitfin, "Synagrops microlepis" Norman, 1935.
** "Synagrops philippinensis" (Günther, 1880).
** "Synagrops pseudomicrolepis" Schultz, 1940.
** "Synagrops serratospinosus" Smith & Radcliffe, 1912.
** Keelcheek bass, "Synagrops spinosus" Schultz, 1940.
** Threespine bass, "Synagrops trispinosus" Mochizuki & Sano, 1984.
* Genus "Verilus"
** "Verilus sordidus" Poey, 1860.

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