Lyconus

Lyconus
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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