Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myctophum aurolaternatum
linternilla, pez linterna, golden lanternfish
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Myctophum
Species
aurolaternatum
Taxon category: Accepted
J. McCosker: not included in McCosker (2010) this because of its distance offshore; species of the genus Myctophum are midwater species.
Origin: Native
- 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.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Myctophum aurolaternatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12930. Accessed 4 November 2026.