Lyconus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia: Merlucciidae
Genus: Lyconus
Species: L. brachycolus – L. pinnatus
Name

Lyconus Günther, 1887

Gender: masculine

Type species: Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887
References

Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57): i-lxv + 1-268, Pls. 1-66.
Lyconus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Lyconus is a genus of merluccid hakes known only from the Atlantic Ocean.
Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

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

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lyconus in FishBase. June 2012 version.