Redescription of two eelpouts, Lycodes microporus Toyoshima 1983 and Lycodes ocellatus Toyoshima 1985 (Perciformes: Zoarcidae)

Two rare eelpouts, Lycodes microporus Toyoshima 1983 and Lycodes ocellatus Toyoshima 1985, are redescribed, based on their type specimens and non-type specimens recently collected from Japan. Several disagreements were recognized between the original descriptions and the types of these species. The additional non-type specimens expand knowledge of the intraspecific variation of these species. Previously suggested synonymy between L. microporus and L. obscurus was reconfirmed.