Saccogaster Alcock 1889 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Parent taxon: Bythitinae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985, Schwarzhans 2013 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Oligopus
Subtaxa: Saccogaster batanga Saccogaster citreus Saccogaster parengarenga Saccogaster torpidus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Gabon (1), New Zealand (5)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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