Lyconus

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

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

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

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.