Saccogaster
Genus of fishes
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Saccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They are found in the western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.[2]
| Saccogaster | |
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| Saccogaster maculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Saccogaster Alcock, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Saccogaster maculata Alcock 1889 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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)
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