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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas) > Bythitinae
Etymology: Saccogaster: Latin, sacculus = small bag + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cohen, Nielsen.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 500 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Southwest Atlantic: off the coast of Brazil, south of Rio de Janeiro.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 91; Anal soft rays: 64; Vertebrae: 54. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; spineless frontal plate and ethmoid; thin and transparent skin; below the translucent head skin are numerous neuromasts arranged in five distinct clusters; no scales; 3 developed rakers on anterior gill arch are 3-4 times length of gill filaments; palatines with a row of teeth; lower angle of preoperculum with antero-ventrally directed spine; pectoral peduncle prolonged; vertebrae, precaudal 16, total 54; fin rays, D 91, Al 64 and pectoral 14 (Ref. 93007).

Rare species, known from a single specimen (Ref. 34024).

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Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen, 2012. Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Garilao, Cristina V.

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