Black sawtoothed eel

The black sawtoothed eel[2] (Serrivomer lanceolatoides) is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels).[3] It was described by E. J. Schmidt in 1916, originally from a Leptocephalus larvae, and later as a subspecies of Serrivomer sector by Roule & Bertin in 1929.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, and the United States. It dwells at a depth range of 150–6000 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres.[3]

Black sawtoothed eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Species:
S. lanceolatoides
Binomial name
Serrivomer lanceolatoides
(Schmidt, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus lanceolatoides Schmidt, 1916
  • Platuroides acutus Parr, 1932
  • Platuronides acutus Parr, 1932
  • Platuronides danae Roule & Bertin, 1924
  • Platuronides ophiocephalus Parr, 1932
  • Serrivomer brevidentatus Roule & Bertin, 1929
  • Serrivomer danae (Roule & Bertin, 1924)
  • Serrivomer sector brevidentatus Roule & Bertin, 1929

References
  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2023). "Serrivomer brevidentatus Roule & Bertin, 1929". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Common names for Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Serrivomer lanceolatoides" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  4. Roule, L. and L. Bertin, 1929 (1 Sept.) [ref. 3829] Les poissons apodes appartenant au sous-ordre des Nemichthydiformes. Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 1 (no. 4): 1-113, Pls. 1-9.


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