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Monotypic taxon: Family Saccopharyngidae Bleeker, 1859 - swallower eels (fish)
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Nominotypical taxon ofSaccopharyngiformes (Order)
TypeSaccopharynx (Genus) Mitchill, 1824 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 9 Apr 2025. [implicit]

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namepelikaanalen Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameswallower eels Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025).
whiptail gulpers Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2454; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
swallowers Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 150.
swallowers Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2454.
gulper eels Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 682.
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