Saccogaster

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Bythitidae
Subfamilia: Bythitinae
Genus: Saccogaster
Species: †S. batanga – S. brayae – S. hawaii – S. horrida – S. maculata – S. nikoliviae – S. parva – S. staigeri – †S. torpidus – S. tuberculata – †S. vonderhochti
Name

Saccogaster Alcock, 1889

Type species: Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889

Synonyms

Barbuliceps Chan, 1966

References
Primary references

Alcock, A. W.; 1889: Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander Alfred Carpenter, R. N., D. S. O., commanding. No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 6) 4 (23): 376–399.

Additional references

Chan, W. L.; 1966: A new genus and species of deep-sea brotulid from the South China Sea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 14 (1/3): 4–8.
J.G. Nielsen, D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle & C.R. 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 Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 18. Rome, FAO, 178 p. 136 figs.
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. Preview Reference page.
Saccogaster and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

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.
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Saccogaster in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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.