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Genera in the family or subfamily Saccopharyngidae: [ 3 ] records

Ophioglossus Duméril [A. M. C.] 1856:218 Masc. Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood 1827. Unjustified emendation of Ophiognathus Harwood 1827 -- (Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184]). . •Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824. Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824. Saccopharyngidae.

Ophiognathus Harwood [I.] 1827:51 Masc. Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood 1827. Type by monotypy. Misprinted Ophioglossus by Duméril 1856:218 [ref. 1154]. On Official List (Opinion 1603). •Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824 -- (Böhlke 1966:618 [ref. 5256], Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184], Nielsen & Bertelsen 1985:174 [ref. 5255], Eschmeyer & Robins 1988 [ref. 6886], Bertelsen et al. 1989:643 [ref. 13293]). Current status: Synonym of Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824. Saccopharyngidae.

Saccopharynx Mitchill [S. L.] 1824:86 Masc. Saccopharynx flagellum Cuvier 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Proposed as a replacement for Stylephorus Shaw 1791; see Eschmeyer & Robins 1988 [ref. 6886]; validated by ICZN as a separate genus and placed on Official List (Opinion 1603). •Valid as Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824 -- (Böhlke 1966:618 [ref. 5256], Bauchot 1973:216 [ref. 7184], Nielsen & Bertelsen 1985 [ref. 5255], Bertelsen & Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:530 [ref. 13676], Paxton et al. 1989:110 [ref. 12442], Bertelsen et al. 1989:643 [ref. 13293], Smith 1999:1694 [ref. 24661], Smith 2003:759 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:306 [ref. 28994], Nielsen 2015:295 [ref. 34240]). Current status: Valid as Saccopharynx Mitchill 1824. Saccopharyngidae.