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.