Lyconus

Lyconus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Suborder:	Macrouroidei
Family:	Lyconidae ; Günther, 1887
Genus:	Lyconus ; Günther, 1887
Type species
	Lyconus pinnatus; Günther, 1887

Last updated July 03, 2025

Lyconus is a genus of gadiform fish known only from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only genus in the family Lyconidae.^[1] It was formerly placed in the Merlucciidae.^[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[3]

Lyconus brachycolus Holt & Byrne, 1906
Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887

References

↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
↑ Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lyconus". FishBase . June 2012 version.

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[:13-1] Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

[2] Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lyconus". FishBase . June 2012 version.

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