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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas) > Bythitinae
Etymology: Saccogaster: Latin, sacculus = small bag + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cohen, Nielsen.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 201 - 450 m (Ref. 93007). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Western Central Atlantic: east coast of Florida, USA and the Gulf of Mexico; possibly Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93007); 7.2 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 86-88; Anal soft rays: 53 - 57; Vertebrae: 53 - 54. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: frontal plate have a pair of small, hidden, sub-dermal spines above and behind eyes; with a small, median, sub-dermal, ethmoidal spine in front of eyes; opercular spine hidden by skin, no preopercular spine; pectoral peduncle is prolonged; anterior gill arch with 3 developed rakers, 1.5-2 times length of gill filaments; palatines with 1tooth row, fang-like teeth on all dentigerous bones; vertebrae, precaudal 13-14 and total 53-54; fin rays, Dl 86-88, A 53-57 and pectoral 18-19; otolith length to height, 2.1, otolith length to colliculum length, 2.8 (Ref. 93007).

Rare species (Ref. 34024).

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Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen, 2012. Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & Nielsen, 1972