Makoto, OkamotoWilliams, Jeffrey T.Carpenter, KentSantos, MudjekeewisKimura, Seishi2024-05-302024-05-302020-01Okamoto, M., Williams, J. T., Carpenter, K. E., Santos, M. D., & Kimura, S. (2020). Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea. Ichthyological Research, 67(1), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00696-81341-89981616-391510.1007/s10228-019-00696-8https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14310/3A new species of the genus <i>Acropoma</i>, <i>A. arafurensis</i> sp. nov., is described based on two specimens (57.3–76.2 mm standard length: SL) collected from the Arafura Sea. The present species is distinguished from other congeners by a combination of the following characters: luminous gland U-shaped extending from throat to posterior tip of pectoral fin; luminous-gland length 29.5–32.0% SL; symphysis of lower jaw not sharply protruded; proximal radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore with concavity on anterior surface; anus situated closer to pelvic-fin insertion than to origin of anal fin; cycloid scales on lateral side of posterior half of body; vertical line on cheek absent; scales between first dorsal-fin base and lateral line 4; pectoral-fin rays 15; and gill rakers 20–21. <i>Acropoma leobergi</i> is redescribed based on 60 specimens (38.6–143.5 mm SL) from Taiwan, Philippines, and northern and west coast of Australia. Additionally, two specimens (94.9–103.1 mm SL) of <i>A. boholensis</i> collected from Luzon, Philippines, represent the first record of this species from the South China Sea.ennew speciesfossilslateral linepharynxlengthfin ray countsanusgillsfinsanimal morphologynew recordsmeristic countsbiometrytaxonomySouth China SeaArticleAcropoma leobergiAcropoma arafurensisAcropoma boholensis