Acropoma hanedai
# Acropoma hanedai

Acropoma hanedai is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It occurs in the north-western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan. It is a food fish which is caught by trawling.

## Size

This species reaches a length of 13.5 cm (5.3 in).

## Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Yata Haneda (1907-1995), who studied luminescent organisms, including the lanternbellies, and established the Haneda Luminous Pisces Collection at the Yokosuka City Museum in Japan.

