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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Saccogaster

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Saccogaster brayae
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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster hawaii
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No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean. Au
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster horrida
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Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889

Photo by FAO
 
Saccogaster maculata
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Saccogaster nikoliviae
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Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Saccogaster parva Cohen & Nielsen, 1972

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Saccogaster parva
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No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Saccogaster staigeri
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No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Saccogaster tuberculata
[Bagbelly cusk]
8 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Saccogaster
(Viviparous brotulas)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2012 Saccogaster brayae Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 SL
1972 Saccogaster hawaii Eastern Central Pacific 6.9 SL
2012 Saccogaster horrida Eastern Indian Ocean. Au 5.9 SL
1889 Saccogaster maculata Indian Ocean 8.7 SL
2012 Saccogaster nikoliviae Eastern Indian Ocean 6.9 SL
1972 Saccogaster parva Southwest Atlantic 5.8 SL
1972 Saccogaster staigeri Western Central Atlantic 9.3 SL
1966 Saccogaster tuberculata Bagbelly cusk Indo-Pacific 16 SL



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