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glow-belly (Acropoma japonicum)
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glow-belly (Acropoma japonicum) specimen
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Acropomatidae

glow-belly

Acropoma japonicum

Two light organs glowing above the seabed

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small

glow-belly is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.1 cm.

Maximum length
8.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan, East China Sea and South China Sea.

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