Biology:Lucigadus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lucigadus
Lucigadus nigromaculatus (Blackspotted grenadier).gif
Lucigadus nigromaculatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Lucigadus
Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Type species
Macrourus lucifer
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Lucigadus is a genus of rattails.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

  • Lucigadus acrolophus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
  • Lucigadus borealis Iwamoto & Okamoto, 2015 [1]
  • Lucigadus lucifer (H.M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
  • Lucigadus microlepis (Günther, 1878) (Small-fin whiptail)
  • Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch, 1907) (Black-spotted grenadier)
  • Lucigadus nigromarginatus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
  • Lucigadus ori (J. L. B. Smith, 1968) (Bronze whiptail)

References

  1. Iwamoto, T. & Okamoto, M. (2015): A New Grenadier Fish of the Genus Lucigadus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Emperor Seamounts, Northwestern Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (Part 2, No. 13): 369–380.

Wikidata ☰ Q2104653 entry