Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Microlepidotus lethopristis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopteri
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Microlepidotus
Species
lethopristis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Orthopristis lethopristis (CAS, 2022) Note.: lethopristis, Orthopristis Jordan [D. S.] & Fesler [B.] 1889:36 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 41; ref. 18826] Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): MCZ 26947. •Valid as Orthopristis lethopristis Jordan & Fesler 1889 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:408 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:192 [ref. 30957]). •Valid as Microlepidotus lethopristis (Jordan & Fesler 1889) -- (Tavera et al. 2018:221 [ref. 35783], Parenti 2019:164 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Valid as Microlepidotus lethopristis (Jordan & Fesler 1889) (CAS, 2022)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- California Academy Science (2022) California Academy Science - Ichthyology California Academy Science
- Grove, J.S. Long, D.J., Robertson, D.R. & Victor, B.C. (2022) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 14–22.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.
This page should be cited as follows:
"Galapagos Species Database, Microlepidotus lethopristis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24708. Accessed 5 November 2026.