Pyrolycus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Pyrolycus
Machida & Hashimoto, 2002
Type species
Pyrolycus manusanus
Machida & Hashimoto, 2002[1]

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, 2006
  • Pyrolycus jaco Frable, Seid, Bronson, & Møller, 2023

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Pyrolycus in FishBase. June 2022 version.
  3. "New Species of Deep-Sea Fish Discovered off Costa Rica". today.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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