Lyconus Günther [A.] 1887:158 Masc. Lyconus pinnatus Günther 1887. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Macrurous Günther 1873 -- (Howes 1991:108 [ref. 19075]). •Valid as Lyconus Günther 1887 -- (Svetovidov 1973:301 [ref. 7169], Marshall 1973:298 [ref. 7194], Fahay & Markle 1984:267 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:679 [ref. 13676], Cohen 1986:325 [ref. 5646], Cohen 1984:264 [ref. 13646], Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:322 [ref. 18936], Lloris et al. 2003:9 [ref. 27698], Stewart 2015:871 [ref. 34254]). Current status: Valid as Lyconus Günther 1887. Lyconidae.