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Diogenichthys laternatus (Garman, 1899)

pejecito linterna, linterna de Diógenes, Diogenes lanternfish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Myctophiformes

Family
Myctophidae

Genus
Diogenichthys

Species
laternatus

Taxon category: Accepted

J. McCosker: not included in McCosker (2010) this because of its distance offshore but is included as an accepted species based on the MCCDRS 11119 - CDRS 1303 sample identified by Klepadlo. C, (1995).

Origin: Native

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Diogenichthys laternatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12914. Accessed 4 November 2026.