Pyrolycus
| Pyrolycus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | Pyrolycus Machida & Hashimoto, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrolycus manusanus Machida & Hashimoto, 2002[1]
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Pyrolycus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its three species are found in the Pacific Ocean.
Species
Pyrolycus contains 3 species:[2][3]
- Pyrolycus manusanus Machida & Hashimoto, 2002
- Pyrolycus moelleri M. E. Anderson, 1988
- Pyrolycus jaco Frable, Seid, Bronson, & Møller, 2023
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pyrolycus". FishBase. June 2022 version.
- ^ "New Species of Deep-Sea Fish Discovered off Costa Rica". today.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-26.