Leucicorus

Leucicorus is a small genus of cusk-eels found in deep oceanic waters. It contains two species, one from the western Atlantic and the other from the eastern Pacific.[2]

Leucicorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Leucicorus
Garman, 1899
Type species
Leucicorus lusciosus
Garman 1899[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Leucicorus atlanticus J. G. Nielsen, 1975
  • Leucicorus lusciosus Garman, 1899

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Leucicorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Leucicorus in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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