Lucigadus Explained

Lucigadus is a genus of rattails.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

• Lucigadus acrolophus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
• Lucigadus borealis Iwamoto & Okamoto, 2015 ^[1]
• Lucigadus lucifer (H.M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
• Lucigadus microlepis (Günther, 1878) (Small-fin whiptail)
• Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch, 1907) (Black-spotted grenadier)
• Lucigadus nigromarginatus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
• Lucigadus ori (J. L. B. Smith, 1968) (Bronze whiptail)

Notes and References

1. Iwamoto, T. & Okamoto, M. (2015): A New Grenadier Fish of the Genus Lucigadus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Emperor Seamounts, Northwestern Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (Part 2, No. 13): 369–380.