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Serrivomer

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Serrivomeridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Eel

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Serrivomer

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Sawtooth eel, Eel, Nemichthys, Synaphobranchus, Venefica

Serrivomer is a genus of deep-sea eel in the family Serrivomeridae. It contains ten described species. Member species are distributed widely, being found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The smallest species in this genus is Serrivomer jesperseni, which has a maximum length of 40.6 cm; the largest species in this genus is Serrivomer beanii with a maximum length of 78 cm. Most members reach a maximum length of 60–70 cm,

Species

  • Serrivomer beanii T. N. Gill & Ryder, 1883 (Bean's sawtooth eel)
  • Serrivomer bertini Bauchot, 1959 (Thread eel)
  • Serrivomer brevidentatus (Roule & Bertin, 1929) (Black sawtooth eel)
  • Serrivomer danae (Roule & Bertin, 1924)
  • Serrivomer garmani Bertin, 1944
  • Serrivomer jesperseni Bauchot-Boutin, 1953 (Crossthroat sawpalate)
  • Serrivomer lanceolatoides (E. J. Schmidt, 1916) (Short-tooth sawpalate)
  • Serrivomer samoensis Bauchot, 1959 (Samoa sawtooth eel)
  • Serrivomer schmidti Bauchot-Boutin, 1953
  • Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899

    • References

    Serrivomer Wikipedia
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