Species Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, 2018
Japanese Bass, Japanese Seabass, Tropical Lanternbelly
- Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, A.M. 2018. A new species of luminous percoids of the Acropoma genus (Acropomatidae). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 58(6): 746-751 [in Russian, translation in Journal of Ichthyology 58(6): 939-943 in 2019] [940, fig 1 (747)].
Type data:
Holotype IORAS 3556 ♀, Aragura Sea, NT [09°12′S, 133°29′E].
Paratype(s) IORAS 3557 ♂ and ♀, taken with holotype.Secondary source:
Okamoto, M., Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Santos, M.D & Kimura, S. 2019. Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea. Ichthyological Research 67(1): 39-49 [Date published 5 June 2019] [43] (re-description).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 [misidentification]. —
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Acropomatidae. pp. 975-979 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [976] - Acropoma japonica Günther, 1859 [misspelling of species name]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [510]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off North West Cape (21°37.9′S, 113°59.3′E) to off Arnhem Land, NT (135ºE); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
- Okamoto, M., Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Santos, M.D & Kimura, S. 2019. Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea. Ichthyological Research 67(1): 39-49 [Date published 5 June 2019]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
100–253 m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Acropma japonicum)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Acropomatidae. pp. 975-979 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [976] (as Acropma japonicum)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [154] (as Acropma japonicum)
Common Name References
Okamoto, M., Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Santos, M.D & Kimura, S. 2019. Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea. Ichthyological Research 67(1): 39-49 [Date published 5 June 2019] [40] (Tropical Lanternbelly)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [154] (as Acropoma japonicum) (Japanese Bass)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as Acropoma japonicum, Standard name no longer appropriate, with species not known from Japan) (Japanese Seabass)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [37] (as Acropoma japonicum) (Japanese Seabass)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | ACROPOMATIDAE | 15-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 01-Feb-2019 | ACROPOMATIDAE | 16-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 09-Nov-2012 | 09-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |