Lucigadus (subgenus of Ventrifossa) Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:545, 553 Masc. Macrourus lucifer Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs 1920, but a valid subgenus Lucigadus as described -- (Iwamoto 1979:151 [ref. 2311], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:292 [ref. 18936]). •Valid as Lucigadus Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Iwamoto & Williams 1999:184 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1990 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:765 [ref. 25037], Chiou et al. 2004:45 [ref. 27691], Bray et al. 2006:598 [ref. 29065], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:340 [ref. 30636], Sobrino et al. 2012:696 [ref. 32478], Iwamoto & Okamoto 2015:371 [ref. 33958], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:813 [ref. 34263], Iwamoto et al. 2015:83 [ref. 35408], Fricke et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35805], Nakayama 2020:237 [ref. 37888]). Current status: Valid as Lucigadus Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Macrouridae.