See text Lycodinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.

[1] The subfamily is classified within the eelpout family, Zoarcidae part of the suborder Zoarcoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes.

[3] The name of the subfamily derives from its type genus, Lycodes, which means "wolf-like" and refers to the then presumed close relationship of that taxon to the wolffish.

[5] The largest species is Lycodes soldatovi which has a maximum published fork length of 91 cm (36 in).

[7] Lycodinae eelpouts are found throughout the world with a notable radiation in the littoral to upper continental slope off southern South America.