Leucicorus Garman, 1899: 146 Leucicorus lusciosus Garman, 1899 Leucicorus : Nielsen 1974: 348 Nielsen 1975: 106 Nielsen et al . 1999: 73 Revision of the circumglobal deep-sea genus Leucicorus (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species Schwarzhans, Werner W. Nielsen, Jørgen G. Mundy, Bruce C. Zootaxa 2022 2022-02-22 5100 4 541 558 5DRP 1843793 Garman, 1899 Garman 1899 [151,473,1482,1509] Actinopterygii Ophidiidae Leucicorus Animalia Ophidiiformes 1 542 Chordata genus     Leucicorus Garman, 1899: 146  ( typespecies by monotypy  Leucicorus lusciosus Garman, 1899).      Leucicorus: Nielsen 1974: 348;  Nielsen 1975: 106;  Nielsen et al. 1999: 73.   Diagnosis.Elongate ophidiid with tapering tail. Scales on body, present or reduced on head. Median fins confluent. Pelvic fins with two rays in each. Mouth terminal. Infraorbital bones fragile and much expanded, almost covering maxillaries. Orbit large, equal in length to snout. Eye large, bulged, eye lens degenerated, except large in  L. lentibus  n. sp.Infraorbital, supraorbital and preopercular head canals extremely widened, covered with skin (when preserved), containing small pores. Opercular spine pointed, but weak. Posttemporal with a posterior, flap-like extension reaching beyond the opercle, bearing posterior part of supraorbital canal. Anterior nostril midway between upper lip and posterior nostril. Teeth small and pointed in irregular rows. No fangs. A single median basibranchial tooth-plate. 17–22 long gill rakers.