Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012
Holotype of Saccogaster brayae, NMV A 29655-002, from off north-western Australia, depth 250-258 m. Source: M. Krag / Natural History Museum of Denmark. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
Known from a single female specimen collected off northwestern Australia in 250-258 m.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Saccogaster brayae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4844
Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012
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Distribution |
North-east of Exmouth, Western Australia (21 00'S, 114 39'E) in 250-258 m. |
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Colour |
In preservative: body brown with slightly darker pigment dorsally; head dusky with dark pigment and a dark brown stripe from the eye to the rear of the gill cover. After five years of preservation body uniformly brownish with faint dark pigmentation dorsally. |
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Species Citation |
Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012, Zootaxa 3579: 7, figs 3, 4, 25. Type locality: ♂, off North-western WA [21°00'49"S, 114°39'09"E to 21°00'47"S, 114°38'54"E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Saccogaster brayae Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Cohen 2012
References
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
