Acropoma argentistigma
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| Acropoma argentistigma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Acropoma |
| Species: | A. argentistigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropoma argentistigma | |
Acropoma argentistigma is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Thailand. It is caught in local fisheries and reaches a maximum standard length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in).[1][2] This species was formally described in 2002 by Makoto Okamoto and Hitoshi Ida from types collected at the Phuket fish market.[3] In 2012 a specimen was taken off the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal.[4]
