Saccogaster
| Saccogaster | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Saccogaster maculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Alcock, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Saccogaster maculata Alcock 1889 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 | |
Saccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They are found in the western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.[2]
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
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Saccogaster". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ a b c d 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.