Biology:Leucicorus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Leucicorus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Leucicorus Garman, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Leucicorus lusciosus Garman 1899[1]
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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]
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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4915.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Leucicorus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2495602 entry
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