Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Livebearing brotulas

Genus: Saccogaster

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8 species
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Max. Length 3.6 cm SL

 
Saccogaster brayae
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Max. Length 6.9 cm SL

 
Saccogaster hawaii
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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

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Saccogaster maculata
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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

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Saccogaster parva
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Max. Length 9.3 cm SL

 
Saccogaster staigeri
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Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966)

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Saccogaster tuberculata
[Bagbelly cusk]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Saccogaster brayae Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 SL 2012
Saccogaster hawaii Eastern Central Pacific 6.9 SL 1972
Saccogaster horrida Eastern Indian Ocean. Au 5.9 SL 2012
Saccogaster maculata Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 1889
Saccogaster nikoliviae Eastern Indian Ocean 6.9 SL 2012
Saccogaster parva Southwest Atlantic 5.8 SL 1972
Saccogaster staigeri Western Central Atlantic 9.3 SL 1972
Saccogaster tuberculata Bagbelly cusk Indo-Pacific 16 SL 1966



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