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Family: Acropomatidae Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses



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32 species (see list below)

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Photo by Okamoto, M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & Ida, 2002

Photo by Okamoto, M.
 
Acropoma argentistigma
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Acropoma boholensis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Acropoma hanedai Matsubara, 1953

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Acropoma hanedai
[]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Acropoma japonicum
[Glowbelly]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm FL
Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Acropoma lecorneti
[]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Acropoma profundum
[Solomon’s lanternbelly]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896

Photo by CSIRO
 
Apogonops anomalus
[Threespine cardinalfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Doederleinia berycoides (Hilgendorf, 1879)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Doederleinia berycoides
[Blackthroat seaperch]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 18.0 cm SL
Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malakichthys barbatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943

Photo by CSIRO
 
Malakichthys elegans
[Splendid seabass]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
 
Malakichthys griseus
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Malakichthys levis
[Smooth seabass]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Malakichthys mochizuki
[Mochizuki's seabass]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Malakichthys similis
[]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Malakichthys wakiyae
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Neoscombrops atlanticus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Neoscombrops cynodon (Regan, 1921)

Photo by FAO
 
Neoscombrops cynodon
[Silver splitfin]

Photo by Justine, J.-L.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Neoscombrops pacificus Mochizuki, 1979

Photo by Justine, J.-L.
 
Neoscombrops pacificus
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Synagrops adeni Kotthaus, 1970

Photo by FAO
 
Synagrops adeni
[Aden splitfin]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Synagrops analis
[Threespine seabass]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
 
Synagrops argyreus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Synagrops bellus (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Synagrops bellus
[Blackmouth bass]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Synagrops japonicus
[Blackmouth splitfin]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Synagrops malayanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Synagrops microlepis Norman, 1935

Photo by FAO
 
Synagrops microlepis
[Thinlip splitfin]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific.
 
Synagrops pellucidus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Synagrops philippinensis (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Synagrops philippinensis
[Sharptooth seabass]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Synagrops pseudomicrolepis
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Synagrops serratospinosus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Synagrops serratospinosus
[Roughspine seabass]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Synagrops spinosus Schultz, 1940

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Synagrops spinosus
[Keelcheek bass]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Synagrops trispinosus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Synagrops trispinosus
[Threespine bass]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860

Photo by FAO
 
Verilus sordidus
[]
32 Species of Family Acropomatidae
(Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2002 Acropoma argentistigma Eastern Indian Ocean 10.8 SL
2002 Acropoma boholensis Western Central Pacific 13.2 SL
1953 Acropoma hanedai Northwest Pacific 13.5 SL
1859 Acropoma japonicum Glowbelly Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1988 Acropoma lecorneti Western Pacific 35 FL
2014 Acropoma profundum Solomon’s lanternbelly Southwestern Pacific 4.0 SL
1896 Apogonops anomalus Threespine cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 15 SL
1879 Doederleinia berycoides Blackthroat seaperch Eastern Indian Ocean to W 40 TL
2001 Malakichthys barbatus Indo-west Pacific 18.0 SL
1943 Malakichthys elegans Splendid seabass Indo-West Pacific 20 SL
1883 Malakichthys griseus Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
2002 Malakichthys levis Smooth seabass Eastern Indian Ocean 15.9 SL
2002 Malakichthys mochizuki Mochizuki's seabass Western Pacific 14 SL
2004 Malakichthys similis Western Pacific 15 SL
1925 Malakichthys wakiyae Northwest Pacific 15 TL
1984 Neoscombrops atlanticus Western Atlantic 24.5 TL
1921 Neoscombrops cynodon Silver splitfin Western Indian Ocean. 21 SL
1979 Neoscombrops pacificus Pacific Ocean 40 TL
1970 Synagrops adeni Aden splitfin Indo-West Pacific 11 TL
1957 Synagrops analis Threespine seabass Western Pacific 10 SL
1897 Synagrops argyreus Pacific Ocean
1896 Synagrops bellus Blackmouth bass Eastern Atlantic 23 SL
1883 Synagrops japonicus Blackmouth splitfin Indo-Pacific 35 SL
1913 Synagrops malayanus Western Central Pacific.
1935 Synagrops microlepis Thinlip splitfin Eastern Atlantic 16.5 SL
1889 Synagrops pellucidus Indo-Pacific.
1880 Synagrops philippinensis Sharptooth seabass Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1940 Synagrops pseudomicrolepis Western Atlantic 14.5 SL
1912 Synagrops serratospinosus Roughspine seabass Western Pacific 8.1 SL
1940 Synagrops spinosus Keelcheek bass Western Atlantic 13 TL
1984 Synagrops trispinosus Threespine bass Western Atlantic 11.5 TL
1860 Verilus sordidus Western Central Atlantic 30 TL



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