''Lyconus'' is a genus of

merluccid hake The merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes , are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and typically are found at depths greater than in subtropical, temperate, ...

s known only from the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Lyconus brachycolus ''Lyconus brachycolus'' is a species of hake fish in the family Merlucciidae. Description ''Lyconus brachycolus'' is silvery in colour, with a black median line. It is up to in length with 9–11 dorsal soft rays and a small caudal fin. The s ...

'' Holt &

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, 1906 * '' Lyconus pinnatus'' Günther, 1887

References

Merlucciidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Gadiformes-stub