| Valid name | Saccopharynx |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Ann. Lyc. nat. Hist., N. Y., 1: 82 |
| Synonym | Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 |
| Synonym | Ophioglossus Harwood, 1827. |
| Synonym | Type: S. flagellum Cuvier, 1829, by subs. design. |
| Synonym | Ophiognathus Harwood, 1827, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. London, 117: 49 (type: O. ampullaceus Harwood, by monotypy). |