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Serrivomer lanceolatoides (Schmidt, 1916) Bronze sawtooth eel |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Serrivomeridae (Sawtooth eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 65 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 150 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Strait of Gibraltar to Cape Verde in the east and USA to 18°N in the west (Ref. 5237); including Bermuda and a record from off the Scotian shelf (Canada) is based on a larval specimen collected in 1978 (Ref. 12204). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 175-199; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 165-192. Blackish-brown in color (Ref. 12204). Pectoral fins small (Ref. 12204). | |||
| Biology: | Common depth of juveniles around 650-850 meters while subadult and adults are deeper in the water column from 800-1000 meters; no indication of diel vertical migration in juveniles and adults (Ref. 94792). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 12204). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||