Saccogaster

Saccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. They are found in the western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.^[2]

Saccogaster Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Present[1]
Saccogaster maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Subfamily:	Bythitinae
Genus:	Saccogaster Alcock, 1889
Type species
Saccogaster maculata Alcock 1889
Synonyms[2]
Barbuliceps Chan, 1966

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:^[3][4]

• Saccogaster brayae J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012^[4]
• Saccogaster hawaii Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
• Saccogaster horrida J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012^[4]
• Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
• Saccogaster nikoliviae J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012^[4]
• Saccogaster parva Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
• Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972
• Saccogaster tuberculata (W. L. Y. Chan, 1966) (Bagbelly cusk)