Acropoma heemstrai

Acropoma heemstrai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Acropoma
Species:
A. heemstrai
Binomial name
Acropoma heemstrai
Okamoto and Golani, 2017[1]

Acropoma heemstrai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acropoma. A small sample was found in South Africa and Mozambique.[2][1]

Description

They measure between 53.1–121 mm (2.09–4.76 in). Its set apart from others due to its luminous gland being shaped like a Y and a distinctive lower jaw that appears somewhat pointed.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 12.1 cm (4.8 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Phillip C. Heemstra (1941-2019), of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, because of his contributions to the studiy of percoid fshes from the western Indian Ocean.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Okamoto, Makoto; Golani, Daniel (2018-01-01). "Three new species of the genus Acropoma (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Indian Ocean". Ichthyological Research. 65 (1): 101–114. doi:10.1007/s10228-017-0595-2. ISSN 1616-3915.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acropoma heemstrai Okamoto & Golani, 2017". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acropoma heemstrai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACROPOTAMIFORMES: Families SCOMBROPIDAE, CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, STEREOLEPIDIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE, BANJOSIDAE and DINOLESTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 May 2023.


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