Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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.

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acropomatiformes

Family: Acropomatidae

Genus: Acropoma

Species: Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859

Climate Zone


  • bathypelagic
  • Location


  • Western Pacific: Japan, East China Sea and South China Sea.
  • Biology


    Inhabits sand and sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Marketed fresh or reduced to fishmeal.

    Habitat


    bathypelagic