A new genus and species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from Brazil Author Mincarone, Michael Maia Author Anderson, Eric text Zootaxa 2008 1852 65 68 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.183453 03fa12a1-e06b-4a32-b09e-8bc5ca809561 1175-5326 183453 Leucogrammolycus gen. nov. Diagnosis. A lycodine eelpout as defined by Anderson (1994a) with the following combination of characters: vertebrae 23–26 + 62–66 = 85–92; first anal-fin pterygiophore associated with first or second caudal vertebrae; scales absent; lateral line with mediolateral and ventral branches; upper lip broadly adnate to snout tip; gill slit not reaching ventrally to opposite lower end of pectoral-fin base; pelvic-fin rays 2; head pores relatively few, small, rounded; characteristic whitish mid-body stripe forming a chevron on top of snout. Etymology. From the Greek (white), (line) and (wolf; commonly used as a suffix for southern zoarcid genera), alluding to the characteristic white head and body striping.