Parasaccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Parasaccogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
Genus: | Parasaccogaster J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012 |
Type species | |
Saccogaster normae Cohen & Nielsen, 1972
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parasaccogaster melanomycter (Cohen, 1981)
- Parasaccogaster normae (Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1972)
- Parasaccogaster rhamphidognatha (Cohen, 1987)
References
edit- ^ Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Cohen, D.M. (2012): Revision of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa, 3579: 1–36.