Ophthalmolycus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its two species are found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.

Ophthalmolycus
Ophthalmolycus macrops
Ophthalmolycus amberensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Ophthalmolycus
Regan, 1913
Type species
Lycodes macrops
Synonyms[1]

Species

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Ophthalmolycus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophthalmolycus". FishBase. June 2022 version.