Acropoma is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. They are native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. They are characterized by a ventral luminous organ that has a luminous gland, a lens, and a reflector. The shape of the luminous organ helps distinguish the species in the genus.
Species The following species are currently recognised as being members of this genus: Acropoma arafurensis Okamoto, J.T. Williams, K.E. Carpenter, M. D. Santos & Seishi Kimura, 2019 Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & H. Ida, 2002 Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 Acropoma hanedai Matsubara, 1953 Acropoma heemstrai Okamoto & Golani, 2017 Abstract Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 (Glowbelly) Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988 Acropoma lacrima Okamoto & Golani 2017 Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, 2018 Abstract Acropoma musorstom, Okamoto, J. E. Randall, Motomura, 2021 Acropoma neglectum Okamoto & Golani 2017 Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014 (Solomon's lanternbelly) Okamoto, M. (2014). Acropoma profundum, a new species of lanternbelly (Teleostei: Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Solomon Islands. Species Diversity, 19 (1): 9-14. Acropoma splendens (Lloyd, 1909)
The fossil species †Acropoma lepidotum (Agassiz, 1836) is known from the Early Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. An indeterminate Acropoma species is also known from fossil remains from the Middle Miocene of Italy.
References
Additional reading Ghedotti, Michael J., Josephine N. Gruber, Ryan W. Barton, Matthew P. Davis and W. Leo Smith. “Morphology and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the glowbellies (Percomorpha: Acropomatidae) with comments on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Acropomatiformes.” Journal of Morphology 279 (2018): 1640 - 1653.