Saccogaster

Saccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They are found in the western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.[2]

Saccogaster
Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Present[1]
Saccogaster maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Saccogaster
Alcock, 1889
Type species
Saccogaster maculata
Alcock 1889
Synonyms[2]

Barbuliceps Chan, 1966

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[3][4]

  • Saccogaster brayae J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012[4]
  • Saccogaster hawaii Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
  • Saccogaster horrida J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012[4]
  • Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
  • Saccogaster nikoliviae J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012[4]
  • Saccogaster parva Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
  • Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
  • Saccogaster tuberculata (W. L. Y. Chan, 1966) (Bagbelly cusk)

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). OPHIDIIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogues. Vol. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 108–109. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Saccogaster in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  4. Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Cohen, D.M. (2012): Revision of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa, 3579: 1–36.


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