| Acropoma musorstom | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Acropoma |
| Species: | A. musorstom |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropoma musorstom Okamoto, J. E. Randall, Motomura, 2021 | |
Acropoma musorstom is a species of bioluminescent lanternbelly found in Vanuatu.
Size
This species reaches a length of 14.3 cm (5.6 in).
Etymology
The fish is named for the acronym MUSORSTOM, for a series of exploratory cruises to the waters of Vanuatu, during which the holotype was collected
References
- Okamoto, M., Randall, J.E. & Motomura, H. Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea off southwestern Thailand. Ichthyol Res 68, 517–528 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-021-00802-9
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acropoma musorstom | |
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