| Family: |
Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
32.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 275 - 360 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: East China Sea, Japan (Okinawa), NE Taiwan, off New Caledonia and Vanuatu. |
| 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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: O-shaped luminous gland around the anus; luminous-gland length 13.2-14.6; proximal radial of the first anal-fin pterygiophore is slender lacking trough or hollow; anus pale, situated closer to the pelvic-fin origin than to that of anal fin; gill rakers 14-27; scales ctenoid except for the axil of pectoral fin and cheek (cycloid) (Ref. 117016) |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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