''Argentinolycus'' is a
monospecific genus of marine
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family Zoarcidae, the
eelpouts. Its only species is ''Argentinolycus elongatus'' which is found in coastal southern eastern South America.
Taxonomy
''Argentinolycus'' Was first proposed as a monotypic genus in 2012 by the Argentinian
zoologists
Jesús Matallanas
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[ Its only species, ''Argentinolycus elongatus'', was originally described in 1898 as ''Phucocoetes variegatus'' forma ''elongatus'' by the Swedish zoologist Fredrik Adam Smitt who gave Puerto Madryn in Argentina as the ]type locality
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* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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.[ when this species was moved from the genus '']Iluocoetes
''Iluocoetes'' is a monospecific genus of marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The only species in the genus is ''Iluocoetes fimbriatus''. This species is found off southern Sout ...
'', that genus had to be redescribed as the description of the genus was based on this taxon rather than the type species. ''Iluocoetes'' is now monospecific too.subfamily
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Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.[
]
Etymology
''Argentinolycus'' Is a compound of Argentina, the country the only species is endemic to and ''lykos'', which means “wolf”, a common element in the names of Southern eelpouts.The specific name means elongated, this species originally being regarded as an elongated form of '' Iluocoetes fimbriatus''.
Identification
''Argentinolycus'' was identified as a separate genus from ''Iluocoetes'' by a number of skeletal differences, although there were fewer than 10 known specimens of this taxon.[
]
Distribution and habitat
''Argentinolycus'' is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Argentina from Puerto Madryn south to Tierra del Fuego.[ this species occurs in the ]intertidal zone
The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore, is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include several types of habitats with various species o ...
down to depths of .[
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References
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Lycodinae
Monotypic ray-finned fish genera