Genus Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
- Saccogaster 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 6 4(54, 57): 376-399, 450-461 [389].
Type species:
Saccogaster maculatus Alcock, 1889 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off northwest shelf, WA and off Sydney, NSW; West- Atlantic-Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
General References
Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1972. A review of the viviparous ophidioid fishes of the genus Saccogaster. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 85(39): 445-467
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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 26-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |