Lecornet's lanternbelly
📖 Overview
Lecornet's lanternbelly (Acropoma lecorneti), first described by Fourmanoir, 1988 is a medium-sized fish in the family Acropomatidae (order Acropomatiformes). Adults typically reach 32.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 275 to 360 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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) Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lecornet's lanternbelly is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 275 - 360 m . Deep-water East China Sea, Japan (Okinawa), NE Taiwan, off New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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