WoRMS taxon details
Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824
Ophiognathus Harwood, 1827 · unaccepted
- Species Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
- Species Saccopharynx berteli Tighe & Nielsen, 2000
- Species Saccopharynx harrisoni Beebe, 1932
- Species Saccopharynx hjorti Bertin, 1938
- Species Saccopharynx lavenbergi Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985
- Species Saccopharynx paucovertebratis Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985
- Species Saccopharynx ramosus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985
- Species Saccopharynx schmidti Bertin, 1934
- Species Saccopharynx thalassa Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985
- Species Saccopharynx trilobatus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985
- Species Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
- Species Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934 accepted as Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126138 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiognathus 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]
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
