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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Leucicorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Leucicorus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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