Lycodinae
| Lycodinae | |
|---|---|
| File:Lycodes vahlii.jpg | |
| Lycodes vahlii | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae Gill, 1861[1] |
| Genera[2] | |
Lycodinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. These eelpouts are found are in all the world's oceans, with a number of species being found off southern South America.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Lycodinae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill.[1] The subfamily is classified within the eelpout family, Zoarcidae part of the suborder Zoarcoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes.[3] The name of the subfamily derives from its type genus, Lycodes, which means "wolf-like" and refers to the then presumed close relationship of that taxon to the wolffish.[4]
Genera
[edit | edit source]Lycodinae contains the following genera:[5][6]
- Iluocoetes Gosztonyi, 1977
- Matallanas, 2009 Jenyns, 1842
- Japonolycodes Shinohara, Sakurai & Machida, 2002
- Letholycus Bentartia
- Anderson, 1988 Leucogrammolycus
- Mincarone & Anderson, 2008 Lycenchelys
- Matallanas, 2010 Gill, 1884
- Lycodapus Gilbert, 1890
- Lycodes Bothrocara
- Reinhardt, 1831 Lycodichthys
- Pappenheim, 1911 Argentinolycus
- Bean, 1890 Goode & Bean, 1883
- Lycogrammoides Soldatov & Lindberg, 1928
- Lyconema Bothrocarina
- Gilbert, 1896 Maynea
- Cunningham, 1871 Notolycodes
- Suvorov, 1935 Gosztonyi, 1977
- Oidiphorus McAllister & Rees, 1964
- Ophthalmolycus Crossostomus
- Regan, 1913 Pachycara
- Zugmayer, 1911 Aiakas
- Matallanas & Corbella, 2012 Lahille, 1908
- Matallanas & Corbella, 2012 Phucocoetes
- Jenyns, 1842 Dadyanos
- Gosztonyi, 1977 Plesienchelys
- Anderson, 1988 Whitley, 1951
- Norman, 1937 Pyrolycus
- Machida & Hashimoto, 2002 Derepodichthys
- Matallanas, 2010 Taranetzella
- Austrolycus Gilbert, 1896
- Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986 Dieidolycus
- Anderson, 1988 Eucryphycus
- Regan, 1913 Anderson, 1988
- Exechodontes DeWitt, 1977
- Gosztonyia Bellingshausenia
- Matallanas, 2009 Thermarces
- Andriashev, 1952 Hadropogonichthys
- Santelmoa Pogonolycus
- Piedrabuenia Fedorov, 1982
- Patagolycus Lycodonus
Characteristics
[edit | edit source]Lycodinae eelpouts have elongate heads and bodies, they have between 58 and 144 vertebrae. The branchiostegal membranes are typically attached to the isthmus, although not in Lycodapus. Most have a wide bill slit but in some species it is more restricted. They do not usually possess a pore between the eyes. There are between 4 and 9 suborbital bones, typically, from 6 to 8, and these create an L-shaped pattern around the eyes. There are between 6 and 12 fin rays in the caudal fin. They have no spines in their fins, although in a few species there are pelvic fin rays which are fused into a pelvic splint.[5] The largest species is Lycodes soldatovi which has a maximum published fork length of 91 cm (36 in).[7]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Lycodinae eelpouts are found throughout the world with a notable radiation in the littoral to upper continental slope off southern South America.[5]
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