Scientific name Serrivomeridae | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Rank Family | |
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Similar Longneck eel, Snipe eel, Nettastomatidae, Cutthroat eel, Moringuidae | ||
Sawtooth eels are a family, Serrivomeridae, of eels found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.
Sawtooth eels get their name from the human-like arrangement of inward-slanting teeth attached to the vomer bone in the roof of the mouth. They are deepwater pelagic fish.
Species
The 11 species are found in these two genera:
Family Serrivomeridae
References
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