Dieidolycus
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| Dieidolycus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | Dieidolycus Anderson, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Dieidolycus leptodermatus Anderson, 1988[1] | |
Dieidolycus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The genus comprises three species which are found in the western central Pacific, southeastern Pacific and Southern Oceans.
Dieidolycus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1988 by the South Africa based American ichthyologist M. Eric Anderson when he described its type species Dieidolycus leptodermatus, with its type locality given as south of South Georgia in the Scotia Sea at 55°01'-10'S, 39°55'-46'W, and from a depth of 2,886–3,040 m (9,469–9,974 ft).[2] This genus is classified within the subfamily Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.[3] This genus is apparently related to the clade which includes the genera Lycodes and Lycenchelys, sometimes called the Lycodini, but its derived characters, adaptations for deep sea life led it to be classified as a separate genus.[4]
Species
Dieidolycus has three species:[5]
- Dieidolycus adocetus Anderson, 1994
- Dieidolycus gosztonyii Anderson & Pequeño, 1998
- Dieidolycus leptodermatus Anderson, 1988