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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes
Subfamily: Merlucciinae
Genus: Lyconus

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2 species (see list below)

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Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 52.5 cm SL
 
Lyconus brachycolus
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South Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887

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Lyconus pinnatus
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2 Species of Family Merlucciidae with Genus Lyconus
(Merluccid hakes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1906 Lyconus brachycolus Northwest Atlantic 52.5 SL
1887 Lyconus pinnatus South Atlantic 35 TL



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