Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002
Big-headed lanternbelly
Big-headed lanternbelly
Acropoma boholensis
photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Family:  Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Max. size:  13.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 1000 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: luminous gland is long, extending from isthmus to anal-fin base, its length 59.7-60.1% SL; proximal radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore lacking trough or hollow; anus is closer to origin of pelvic fin than to that of anal fin; weakly ctenoid and cycloid scales laterally on body anteriorly; body depth 31.0-33.0% SL, head length 39.6-2.0% SL; orbital diameter 13.0-14.0% SL (Ref. 41631. 123727).
Biology:  Collected by trawl and landed in fish markets; apparently found on continental shelf and in nearby waters (Ref. 96184).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality of Acropoma boholensis, Dumaguete city market (probably 40-70 km south of Dumaguete), Negros I., Bohol Sea. Recorded from Negros Island, the Bohol Sea and off northwestern Luzon (Tagudon public Market, La Union). South China Sea (Ref. 41631, 123727).


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