WoRMS taxon details
Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
127171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127171)
accepted
Species
Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912 · unaccepted
Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827 · unaccepted
Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827) Harwood, I. (1827). On a newly discovered genus of serpentiform fishes. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> v. 117 (pt 1) (art. 5): 49-57, Pl. 7. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic
Distribution Western Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127171 on 2025-12-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 355 [details]
original description (of Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934) Bertin, L. (1934). Les poissons apodes appartenant au sous-ordre des Lyomères. <em>Dana Report.</em> 3: 1-56, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827) Harwood, I. (1827). On a newly discovered genus of serpentiform fishes. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> v. 117 (pt 1) (art. 5): 49-57, Pl. 7. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 355 [details]
original description (of Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934) Bertin, L. (1934). Les poissons apodes appartenant au sous-ordre des Lyomères. <em>Dana Report.</em> 3: 1-56, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827) Harwood, I. (1827). On a newly discovered genus of serpentiform fishes. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> v. 117 (pt 1) (art. 5): 49-57, Pl. 7. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on fishes [details]Distribution Western Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 1000- 3000 m. [details]
Reproduction Oviparous [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccopharynx ampullaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiognathus leei P08921 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiognathus leei P08923 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccopharynx ampullaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiognathus leei P08921 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiognathus leei P08923 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
