Short-tooth sawpalate
Short-tooth sawpalate | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nemichthyidae |
Genus: | Serrivomer |
Species: | S. lanceolatoides |
Binomial name | |
Serrivomer lanceolatoides (Schmidt, 1916) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Short-tooth sawpalate (Serrivomer lanceolatoides, also known commonly as the Black sawtoothed eel[2]) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[3] It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1916, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas and Bermuda,[5] as well as the Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Verde, Canada and the United States. It dwells at a depth range of 150 to 1,000 metres (490 to 3,280 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in).[3]
The species epithet "lanceolatoides" means "spear-like" in a combination of Latin and Greek, and refers to the eel's appearance.[3] The Short-tooth sawpalate's diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans.[6] It is reported to spawn between March and August in the Sargasso Sea.[7]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Schmidt, E. J., 1916 [ref. 15067] On the early larval stages of the freshwater eels (Anguilla) and some other North Atlantic Muraenoids. Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for havundersøgelser. Serie, fiskeri. v. 5 (no. 4): 1-20, Pls. 1-4.
- 1 2 Serrivomer lanceolatoides at the IUCN redlist.
- ↑ Food items reported for Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Spawning for Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.