Acropoma argentistigma

Acropoma argentistigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Acropoma
Species:
A. argentistigma
Binomial name
Acropoma argentistigma
Okamoto & H. Ida, 2002

Acropoma argentistigma is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Thailand. It is caught in local fisheries and reaches a maximum standard length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in).[1][2] This species was formally described in 2002 by Makoto Okamoto and Hitoshi Ida from types collected at Phuket fish market.[3] In 2012 a specimen was taken off the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal.[4]

References

  1. ^ Okamoto, Makoto and Hitoshi Ida. “Acropoma argentistigma, a new species from the Andaman Sea, off southern Thailand (Perciformes: Acropomatidae).” Ichthyological Research 49 (2002): 281-285.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acropoma argentistigma". FishBase. December 2020 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Acropoma argentistigma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Prasanna Yennawar; Dipanjan Ray & Anil Mohapatra (2012). "First record of Acropoma argentistigma from Indian waters". Marine Biodiversity Records. 5 (e65). doi:10.1017/S1755267212000449.


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