| Lyconus brachycolus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Merlucciidae |
| Genus: | Lyconus |
| Species: | L. brachycolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyconus brachycolus | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Lyconus brachycolus is a species of hake fish in the family Merlucciidae. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Lyconus brachycolus is silvery in colour, with a black median line. [8] It is up to 52.5 cm (20.7 in) in length with 9–11 dorsal soft rays and a small caudal fin. The specific name brachycolus means "short colon." [9] [10]
Lyconus brachycolus lives in the Atlantic Ocean, most commonly being found off Ireland and Madeira; [11] [12] it is bathydemersal, living at 150–997 m (492–3,271 ft). [13]
The Merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes, are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and typically are found at depths greater than 50 m (160 ft) in subtropical, temperate, sub-Arctic or sub-Antarctic regions.
The Panama hake, also known as the dwarf hake, is a merluccid hake found off the west coast of the Americas from Del Mar, California, to Ensenada de Tumaco, Colombia.
Merluccius australis, the southern hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the southern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with two disjunct populations, one around southern South America and the other in the waters around New Zealand.
Merluccius polli, the Benguela hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.
Merluccius senegalensis, the Senegalese hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the sub tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the north western coast of Africa.
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The multipore searsid is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).
The deepwater ray, also called the deepwater skate or abyssal skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae.
Maul's searsid, also called Maul's tubeshoulder, is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders), named for Günther Maul.
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