Lycogrammoides is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Lycogrammoides schmidti, a rare species of the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | Lycogrammoides Soldatov & Lindberg, 1928 |
| Species: | L. schmidti
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| Lycogrammoides schmidti Soldatov & Lindberg, 1928
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Taxonomy edit
Lycogrammoides was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1928 by the Soviet zoologists Vladimir Soldatov and Georgiĭ Ustinovich Lindberg when they described Lycogrammoides schmidti. The type locality of this species is Tauyskaya Bay, off Ol'skii Island in the northern Sea of Okhotsk at a depth of 108 m (354 ft).[2][3] This genus is classified within the subfamily Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.[4] This genus is the sister taxon to Bothrocara, Bothrocarina and Lycodapus, and these four genera form a clade within the subfamily Lycodinae.[5]
Etymology edit
Lycogrammoides means having the form of Lycogrammus, a synonym of Bothrocara. The specific name honours the Soviet ichthyologist and worker on the fishes of the Russian Far East, Peter Schmidt.[6]
Characteristics edit
Lycogrammoides is characterised within the Lycodinae by having 6 suborbital bones and 6, rarely 7, pores.The males have canine like teeth. The flesh is gelatinous and scales extend quite far on to the head, reaching the cheek and nose. There is a pseudobranch, a pyloric caeca, a lateral line, vomerine and palatine teeth while they lack an oral valve and pelvic fins. There are 9 fin rays in the pectoral fin.[7] L. schmidti has a maximum published total length of 42 cm (17 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
Lycogrammoides is only known from the Sea of Okhotsk's outer shelf. It is a demersal fish found at depths between 30 and 1,440 m (98 and 4,724 ft).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Lycogrammoides in FishBase. June 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lycogrammoides". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Anderson , M. E. and V. V . Fedorov (2004). "Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839 — eelpouts" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes. 34.
- ^ M. Eric Anderson; Duane E. Stevenson; Gento Shinohara (2009). "Systematic review of the genus Bothrocara Bean 1890 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae)". Ichthyological Research. 56 (2): 172–194. doi:10.1007/s10228-008-0086-6.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 May 2022). "Order Perciformes Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Zoarcales: Family: Zoarcidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ M. Eric Anderson (1994). "Systematics and Osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. 60.