WoRMS taxon details
Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
270788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:270788)
accepted
Genus
Barbuliceps Chan, 1966 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
- Species Saccogaster hawaii Cohen & Nielsen, 1972
- Species Saccogaster horrida Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
- Species Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
- Species Saccogaster nikoliviae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012
- Species Saccogaster parva Cohen & Nielsen, 1972
- Species Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & Nielsen, 1972
- Species Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966)
- Species Saccogaster maculatus Alcock, 1889 accepted as Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889 (misspelling)
- Species Saccogaster melanomycter Cohen, 1981 accepted as Parasaccogaster melanomycter (Cohen, 1981)
- Species Saccogaster normae Cohen & Nielsen, 1972 accepted as Parasaccogaster normae (Cohen & Nielsen, 1972)
- Species Saccogaster rhamphidognatha Cohen, 1987 accepted as Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha (Cohen, 1987)
- Species Saccogaster tuberculatus (Chan, 1966) accepted as Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Alcock, A. (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. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 4(6): 376-399., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19301868 [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Saccogaster Alcock, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270788 on 2026-06-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Alcock, A. (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. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 4(6): 376-399., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19301868 [details]
original description (of Barbuliceps Chan, 1966) Chan, W. L. (1966). A new genus and species of deep-sea brotulid from the South China Sea. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> v. 14 (no. 1/3): 4-8. [details]
original description (of Barbuliceps Chan, 1966) Chan, W. L. (1966). A new genus and species of deep-sea brotulid from the South China Sea. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> v. 14 (no. 1/3): 4-8. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サラサイタチウオ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx USNM 226592 photograph)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx USNM 226592 photograph)
To ITIS
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