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Acropoma heemstrai Okamoto & Golani, 2017

Heemstra’s lanternbelly
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Acropoma: Greek, akro = topmost, summit + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335);  heemstrai: Named for Dr. Phillip C. Heemstra (SAIAB)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 60 - 300 m (Ref. 129189). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: from off Mozambique and South Africa.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129189)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distringuished by the following set of characters: luminous gland is Y-shaped extending from the throat to midway between origins of pelvic and anal fins, its length 23.1-27.0% SL; symphysis of the lower jaw sharply protruded; proximal radial of the first anal-fin pterygiophore with concavity on anterior surface; anus positioned closer to pelvic-fin origin than to that of anal fin; scales are weakly ctenoid; no vertical line on cheek; scales between first dorsal-fin base and lateral line 3; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; and gill rakers 20-23 (Ref. 129189).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Okamoto, M. and D. Golani, 2017. Three new species of the genus Acropoma (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Indian Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 65(1):101-114. (Ref. 129189)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).