glow-belly
Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Acropoma japonicum
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Open encyclopedia reference
Acropoma japonicum, the glowbelly, is a fish species in the family Acropomatidae found in the Indo-West Pacific. It is a benthopelagic predatory fish with a bioluminescent organ on its ventral surface. The glowbelly is an important food fish in some areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Acropoma japonicum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:39:17.820551+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859
- Name authority
- Günther, 1859
- Common name
- glow-belly
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Acropomatidae
- Genus
- Acropoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcropomatiformes
- familyAcropomatidae Gill, 1893
- genusAcropoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
- speciesAcropoma japonicum Günther, 1859
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acropoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & Ida, 2002 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma hanedai Matsubara, 1953 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev, 2018 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma musorstom Okamoto, Randall & Motomura, 2021 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma aurora Schwarzhans, 2019 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acropoma japonica Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Acropoma japononicum Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Synagrops japonicus (Günther, 1859) (Günther, 1859) | ambiguous synonym |
| Acropoma japonicus Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. London, v. 1: i–xxxi + 1–524. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8809 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:9NVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.