Saccogaster melanomycter

• Overview
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Viviparous brotulas ; Rare species, known from a single specimen[1].

Vulnerable

Description

Family Bythitidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Chiefly marine ; rare in brackish and freshwaters . Usually with scales . Swim bladder present. Opercle usually with strong spine. Pyloric caeca present. Vertebrae 9-22 (precaudal).The family Bythitidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Ophidiiformes. It contains 31 genera and 90 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. This family may be found from 28° n to 19° s and 92° w to 75° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, bythios, -a, -on = that is at the bottom , sunken

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Ecology: A reef-associated species.[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

Members of the genus Saccogaster

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. hawaii · S. maculata · S. maculatus · S. melanomycter · S. normae · S. parva · S. rhamphidognatha · S. staigeri · S. tuberculata

More Info

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Further Reading

• Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins (1999). Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries

Notes

Contributors

• Acero, A. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Acero, A. 1996. Saccogaster melanomycter. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2549796
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-138148
• Fishbase Species ID: 56395
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 622955
• IUCN ID: 19798
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6617

Footnotes

1. Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins (1999). Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries [back]
2. Acero, A. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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