Biology:Leucicorus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Leucicorus
Scientific classification e
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]

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

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Leucicorus in FishBase. February 2018 version.

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