Species Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966)

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External Links

• Barbuliceps tuberculatus Chan, W.L. 1966. A new genus and species of deep-sea brotulid from the South China Sea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 14(1/3): 4-8 figs 1-2 [5, figs. 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1965.11.6.1, South China Sea, N of Kuching, Sarawak State, Borneo, Malaysia, 450-456 fathoms. [6°01.8´N, 109°57.4´E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966). —
  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 [456]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, 1997 [in part, NSW specimens only]. —
  Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [105]
  Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Bythitidae. pp. 567-574 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

N of Monte Bello Islands, WA and E of Broughton Islands (32°40'S, 152°51'E) to E of Kiama (34°41'S, 151°40'E), NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Northwest Transition (3)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range:440–850 m.

 

General References

Cohen, D.M. 1987. Notes on the bythitid fish genus Saccogaster with a new species from the Gulf of Mexico. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Contributions in Science 385: 1-4 [3]

Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1978. Guide to the identification of genera of the fish order Ophidiiformes with a tentative classification of the order. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 417: 1-72 figs 1-103 [50]

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Bythitidae. pp. 567-574 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [574]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23]

Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [110]

Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1984]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bagbelly Cusk)

 

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