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Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 Glowbelly |
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photo by
Khalaf, M.A. |
| Family: | Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 35 - 100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan, East China Sea and South China Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body moderately elongate, compressed. Scales large, weakly ciliated and deciduous. Two luminous organs run longitudinally in the abdominal muscle from the thorax to slightly beyond the anus and join each other at the anterior extremities. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits sand and sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Marketed fresh or reduced to fishmeal. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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