Lycodapus
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| Lycodapus | |
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| Lycodapus fierasfer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | Lycodapus Gilbert, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890[1] | |
Lycodapus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific and Southern Oceans.
Lycodapus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert when he described Lycodapus fierasfer[1] from the Gulf of California.[2] This genus is classified within the subfamily Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.[3] This genus is the sister taxon to Bothrocara, Bothrocarina and Lycogrammoides, and these four genera form a clade within the subfamily Lycodinae.[4]
Etymology
Lycodapus is a compound of the Greek word or "wolf", lykos, a reference to the type genus of the Lycodinae, and apous, which means "without feet", an allusion to the lack of pelvic fins in this genus.[5]
Species
Lycodapus contains the following species:[6]
- Lycodapus antarcticus Tomo, 1982
- Lycodapus australis Norman, 1937
- Lycodapus derjugini Andriashev, 1935
- Lycodapus dermatinus Gilbert, 1896
- Lycodapus endemoscotus Peden & M. E. Anderson, 1978
- Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert, 1890
- Lycodapus leptus Peden & M. E. Anderson, 1981
- Lycodapus mandibularis Gilbert, 1915
- Lycodapus microchir Schmidt, 1950
- Lycodapus pachysoma Peden & M. E. Anderson, 1978
- Lycodapus parviceps Gilbert, 1896
- Lycodapus poecilus Peden & M. E. Anderson, 1981
- Lycodapus psarostomatus Peden & M. E. Anderson, 1981