auratus, Latilus Kishinouye [K.] 1907:59 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 19 (no. 220); ref. 15150] Tokyo, Japan. No types known. •Synonym of Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dooley 1978:43 [ref. 5499]). •Valid as Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye 1907) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:152 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:487, 677 [ref. 8056], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Chen et al. 1997:59 [ref. 26476], Kim & Ryu 1998:43 [ref. 25736], Dooley 1999:2639 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:783 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:324 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:783 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 600 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:432 [ref. 28370], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Shinohara et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33330], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:142 [ref. 36928], Kim et al. 2020:121 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:60 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye 1907). Latilidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.