Accepted scientific name:
Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
Synonyms:
Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912
Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827
Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier, 1829
Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Ouhor nadmutý Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Velkotlamka tmavá Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Slugål Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Gulper English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Gulper eel English Azores Is Click here to show the literature
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Pelican-Fish English USA Click here to show the literature
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Taillight gulper English Canada Click here to show the literature
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Ahmattiankerias Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Avaleur feu-arrière French Canada Click here to show the literature
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Pokakjaftur Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature
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囊鰓鰻(囊咽魚) Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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囊鳃鳗(囊咽鱼) Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鞭囊鰓鰻 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鞭囊鳃鳗 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Gardzielec Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Sväljarål Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Saccopharyngiformes
Family Saccopharyngidae
Genus Saccopharynx
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from Greenland to Cape Verde. Also known from Western Atlantic.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=9109
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d13e3994-2dc5-11e0-98c6-2ce70255a436:col20110201