FAMILY Saccopharyngidae Bleeker, 1859 - swallowers, gulper eels, gulpers [=Saccopharyngoidei] Notes: Saccopharyngoidei Bleeker, 1859d:XXXIII [ref. 371] (family) Saccopharynx [ICZN Opinion 1603; family name sometimes seen as Saccopharynigidae] GENUS Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 - gulper eels [=Saccopharynx Mitchill [S. L.], 1824:86, Ophioglossus Duméril [A. M. C.] 1856:218, Ophiognathus Harwood [I.], 1827:51] Notes: [ref. 3031]. Masc. Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Proposed as a replacement for Stylephorus Swainson; see Eschmeyer & Robins 1988 [ref. 6886]; validated by ICZN as a separate genus and placed on Official List (Opinion 1603). Valid as Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 -- (Böhlke 1966:618 [ref. 5256], Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184], Nielsen & Bertelsen 1985 [ref. 5255], Bertelsen & Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:530 [ref. 13676], Paxton et al. 1989:110 [ref. 12442], Bertelsen et al. 1989:643 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1694 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:759 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:306 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824. Saccopharyngidae. (Ophioglossus) [ref. 1154]. Masc. Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827. Unjustified emendation of Ophiognathus Harwood, 1827 -- (Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184]). Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824. Saccopharyngidae. (Ophiognathus) [ref. 2046]. Masc. Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827. Type by monotypy. Misprinted Ophioglossus by Duméril 1856:218 [ref. 1154]. On Official List (Opinion 1603). Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 -- (Böhlke 1966:618 [ref. 5256], Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184], Nielsen & Bertelsen 1985:174 [ref. 5255], Eschmeyer & Robins 1988 [ref. 6886], Bertelsen et al. 1989:643 [ref. 13293]). Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824. Saccopharyngidae. Species Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827) - gulper eel, pelican-fish [=Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood [I.], 1827:52, Pl. 7, Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier [G.], 1829:355, Saccopharynx harwoodi Stephens [J. F.] & South [J. F.], in Smedley, Rose & Rose, 1845:250, Pl. 9, Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin [L.], 1934:45, Fig. 41, Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt [E. J.], 1912:45, footnote, Leptocephalus latus Schmidt [E. J.], 1909:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 6); Fig. 1, Saccopharynx mitchilli Stephens [J. F.] & South [J. F.], in Smedley, Rose & Rose, 1845:250, Pl. 9]
Notes: [Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London v. 117 (pt 1) (art. 5); ref. 2046] Northwestern Atlantic, 32 20'N, 30 16'W, depth 0-1900 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: North Atlantic. (flagellum): (gulper) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] North Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. (harwoodi): [Encyclopaedia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge. v. 24; ref. 21813] Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. (johnsoni): [Dana Report No. 3; ref. 16411] Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. (latissimus): [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 64; ref. 18702] 48 41'N, 11 30'W, 300 meters wire out, over 2600 meters. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. (latus): [Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for havundersøgelser. Serie, fiskeri. v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 14421] 48 41'N, 11 30'W, depth 2600 meters, 300 meters wire out, over bottom depth of 2600 meters. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. (mitchilli): [Encyclopaedia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge. v. 24; ref. 21813] Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827). Saccopharyngidae. Species Saccopharynx berteli Tighe & Nielsen, 2000 - berteli gulper [=Saccopharynx berteli Tighe [K. A.] & Nielsen [J. G.], 2000:39, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 47 (no. 1); ref. 24481] Central Pacific, 4 01'N, 150 11'W to 4 11'N, 150 13'W, depth 0-1100 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx berteli Tighe & Nielsen, 2000. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Central Pacific.
Species Saccopharynx harrisoni Beebe, 1932 - Bermuda gulper [=Saccopharynx harrisoni Beebe [W.], 1932:63, Figs. 12-13] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16099] 10 miles southeast of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 0-900 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx harrisoni Beebe, 1932. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Species Saccopharynx hjorti Bertin, 1938 - Azores gulper [=Saccopharynx hjorti Bertin [L.], 1938:13] Notes: [Dana Report No. 15; ref. 17131] Southwest of the Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 34 59'N, 33 01'W, Michael Sars station 53, depth 0 - about 1400 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx hjorti Bertin, 1938. Saccopharyngidae. Species Saccopharynx lavenbergi Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985 - Lavenberg's gulper [=Saccopharynx lavenbergi Nielsen [J. G.] & Bertelsen [E.], 1985:181] Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 5255] Eastern Pacific, 32 39'N, 118 11'50"W. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx lavenbergi Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Species Saccopharynx paucovertebratis Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985 - Nielsen's gulper [=Saccopharynx paucovertebratis Nielsen [J. G.] & Bertelsen [E.], 1985:197, Figs. 24, 27] Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 5255] Near the Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 32 56'N, 23 47'W, Dana station 4180 IV, depth 0 to about 1700 meters.
Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx paucovertebratis Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. Saccopharyngidae. Species Saccopharynx ramosus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985 - ramosus gulper [=Saccopharynx ramosus Nielsen [J. G.] & Bertelsen [E.], 1985:192, Figs. 20-22] Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 5255] Northeastern Atlantic, 30 18.4'N, 26 39.9'W, Discovery station 10909, depth 1100-1500 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx ramosus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Species Saccopharynx schmidti Bertin, 1934 - whiptail gulper [=Saccopharynx schmidti Bertin [L.], 1934:1633, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Comptes rendus des séances de l'académie des Sciences v. 198; ref. 19156] 1000 kilometers off Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Dana station 3655, 33 39.5'S, 159 00'E, about 350 meters (0 to about 500 meters depth). Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx schmidti Bertin, 1934. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Species Saccopharynx thalassa Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985 - thalassa gulper [=Saccopharynx thalassa Nielsen [J. G.] & Bertelsen [E.], 1985:185, Figs. 15-16] Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 5255] Northeastern Atlantic, 26 05'N, 15 54'W, depth 0-1000 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx thalassa Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. Saccopharyngidae. Distribution: Bermuda and Canary Islands. Species Saccopharynx trilobatus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985 - trilobatus gulper [=Saccopharynx trilobatus Nielsen [J. G.] & Bertelsen [E.], 1985:196]
Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 5255] Southwest of the Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 32 58'N, 33 14.6'W, Discovery station 10376, depth 1205-1305 meters. Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx trilobatus Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. Saccopharyngidae. Habitat: marine