Lyconus

Lyconus is a genus of gadiform fish known only from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only genus in the family Lyconidae.^[1] It was formerly placed in the Merlucciidae.^[2]

Lyconus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Suborder:	Macrouroidei
Family:	Lyconidae Günther, 1887
Genus:	Lyconus Günther, 1887
Type species
Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[3]

• Lyconus brachycolus Holt & Byrne, 1906
• Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887