Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
- Name authority
- Alcock, 1889
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Bythitidae
- Genus
- Saccogaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyBythitidae Gill, 1861
- genusSaccogaster Alcock, 1889
- speciesSaccogaster maculata Alcock, 1889
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saccogaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster parva Cohen & Nielsen, 1972 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster staigeri Cohen & Nielsen, 1972 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster tuberculata (Chan, 1966) | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster hawaii Cohen & Nielsen, 1972 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster horrida Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saccogaster nikoliviae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen, 2012 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Saccogaster maculatus Alcock, 1889 Alcock, 1889 | synonym |
| Diplacanthopoma maculatum (Alcock, 1889) (Alcock, 1889) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Alcock, A. (1889). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer ‘Investigator’, Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., D.S.O., commanding.---No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938909460547 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4TX2N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.