Short-tooth sawpalate | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Serrivomeridae |
Genus: | Serrivomer |
Species: | S. lanceolatoides
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Binomial name | |
Serrivomer lanceolatoides (
E.J.Schmidt, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The short-tooth sawpalate (Serrivomer lanceolatoides, also known commonly as the black sawtoothed eel) [3] is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels). [4] It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1916 in its larval form, originally under the genus Leptocephalus, [5] and later as a subspecies of Serrivomer sector by Roule & Bertin in 1929. [6] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, the United States, the Bahamas and Bermuda, [1] as well as the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, Canada and the United States. It dwells at a depth range of 150 to 6,000 metres (490 to 19,690 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in). [4]
The species epithet "lanceolatoides" means "spear-like" in a combination of Latin and Greek, and refers to the eel's appearance. [4] The short-tooth sawpalate's diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans. [7] It is reported to spawn between March and August in the Sargasso Sea. [8]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the short-tooth sawpalate as Least Concern, due to the unlikelihood of it being endangered by any major threats as a result of its deep water habitat, and its lack of commercial interest to fisheries. [1]
Short-tooth sawpalate | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Serrivomeridae |
Genus: | Serrivomer |
Species: | S. lanceolatoides
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Binomial name | |
Serrivomer lanceolatoides (
E.J.Schmidt, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The short-tooth sawpalate (Serrivomer lanceolatoides, also known commonly as the black sawtoothed eel) [3] is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels). [4] It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1916 in its larval form, originally under the genus Leptocephalus, [5] and later as a subspecies of Serrivomer sector by Roule & Bertin in 1929. [6] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, the United States, the Bahamas and Bermuda, [1] as well as the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, Canada and the United States. It dwells at a depth range of 150 to 6,000 metres (490 to 19,690 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in). [4]
The species epithet "lanceolatoides" means "spear-like" in a combination of Latin and Greek, and refers to the eel's appearance. [4] The short-tooth sawpalate's diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans. [7] It is reported to spawn between March and August in the Sargasso Sea. [8]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the short-tooth sawpalate as Least Concern, due to the unlikelihood of it being endangered by any major threats as a result of its deep water habitat, and its lack of commercial interest to fisheries. [1]