Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acropoma profundum, Solomon's lanternbelly, is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is found in the western South Pacific Ocean in waters near the Solomon Islands. The types were taken from depths of 1,169–1,203 metres (3,835–3,947 ft), making this the deepest living species of the genus Acropoma.
Wikipedia contributors, Acropoma profundum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:57.788498+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014
- Name authority
- Okamoto, 2014
- 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 profundum Okamoto, 2014
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 |
| glow-bellyAcropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 | AcropomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acropoma lecorneti Fourmanoir, 1988 | 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 |
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.
- Okamoto, M. (2014). Acropoma profundum, a new species of lanternbelly (Teleostei: Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Solomon Islands. Species Diversity 19:9-14., 19, 9–14. https://doi.org/10.12782/sd.19.1.009 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:9NW6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.