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Benthosema panamense (Tåning, 1932)

Pez linterna, Lanternfish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Myctophiformes

Family
Myctophidae

Genus
Benthosema

Species
panamense

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Myctophum pterotum panamense Tåning, 1932 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

References

  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Benthosema panamense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24662. Accessed 5 November 2026.