Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
Synonyms:
Ophiognathus ampullaceus Harwood, 1827, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. London, 117: 49, pl. VII (fig. 1-4) (North Atlantic: 62° N.-57° W.). Type not preserved. Neotype: specimen described by Johnson, 1862b, BMNH no. 1861.6.4.3 (off Madeira, about 33° N.-17° W.).
Saccopharynx ampullaceus: Cuvier, 1829: 355 | Johnson, 1862b: 277 | Günther, 1887: 256, pl. 66 (part.) | Girard, 1895: 96, 3 pl. I | Jordan and Evermann, 1896: 406, pl. 66 (fig. 175) (part.) | Roule and Angel, 1933: 75 | Roule, 1934: 235, pl. 14 | Bertin, 1934: 34 (part.); 1934: 29 | Nobre, 1935: 392 (part.) | Fowler, 1936: 325 (part.) | Bertin, 1938: 14 (part.) | Tchernavin, 1947: 287, pl. 2-3 (6 fig.) | Maul, 1949: 144 | Marshall, 1954: 141, 227 | Böhlke, 1966: 619.
Saccopharynx flagellum (nec Cuvier, 1829): Günther, 1870: 22 (part.) | Goode and Bean, 1896: 157 (part.) | Seabra, 1911: 185.
Ophiognathus ampullaceus: Gill and Ryder, 1885: 65, pl. 1.
Saccopharynx johnsoni Bertin, 1934, Dana Rep., (3): 45, fig. 41. Holotype: specimen descnbed as S. ampullaceus by Johnson, 1862, BMNH no. 1861.6.4.3. Saccopharynx johnsoni: Fowler, 1936: 1353 | Bertin, 1938: 14.
Common names:
gulper [UK and USA]