Acropoma lecorneti is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded off Japan and New Caledonia.[1][2] This species was first formally described by the French ichthyologist Pierre Fourmanoir (1924-2007) with the type locality given as north of the St Vincent Pass off the western coast of New Caledonia at a depth of 360 metres (1,180 ft).[3] The specific name honours the skipper of the fishing boat Thalassa, Monsieur Lecornet, who took the type aboard that vessel.[2]
| Acropoma lecorneti | |
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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. lecorneti
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| Binomial name | |
| Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 35.0 cm (13.8 in).[2]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of D. Lecornet of Nouméa, New Caledonia, a fisherman and owner of the boat from which the type specimen was collected.[4]
References
edit- ^ Carpenter, K.E., 1999. Acropomatidae. Temperate ocean-basses (lanternbellies, splitfins). p. 2436-2437. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acropoma lecorneti". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Acropoma lecorneti". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
Additional reading
edit- Yamanoue, Yusuke and Minoru Toda. “Redescription of Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir 1988 (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with the first record from the North Pacific.” Ichthyological Research 55 (2008): 198-201.