Leucogrammolycus, Mincarone, Michael Maia & Anderson, Eric, 2008

Mincarone, Michael Maia & Anderson, Eric, 2008, A new genus and species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 1852, pp. 65-68 : 65

Leucogrammolycus gen. nov.

Diagnosis. A lycodine eelpout as defined by Anderson (1994a) with the following combination of characters: vertebrae 23–26 + 62–66 = 85–92; first anal-fin pterygiophore associated with first or second caudal vertebrae; scales absent; lateral line with mediolateral and ventral branches; upper lip broadly adnate to snout tip; gill slit not reaching ventrally to opposite lower end of pectoral-fin base; pelvic-fin rays 2; head pores relatively few, small, rounded; characteristic whitish mid-body stripe forming a chevron on top of snout.

Etymology. From the Greek (white), (line) and (wolf; commonly used as a suffix for southern zoarcid genera), alluding to the characteristic white head and body striping.