Lucigadus is a genus of rattails.

Lucigadus
Lucigadus nigromaculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Lucigadus
Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Type species
Macrourus lucifer
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Species

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There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Iwamoto, T. & Okamoto, M. (2015): A New Grenadier Fish of the Genus Lucigadus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Emperor Seamounts, Northwestern Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (Part 2, No. 13): 369–380.