Short-tooth sawpalate

Short-tooth sawpalate
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]
  • Leptocephalus lanceolatoides Schmidt, 1916
  • Platuronides danae Roule & Bertin, 1924
  • Serrivomer danae (Roule & Bertin, 1924)
  • Serrivomer sector brevidentatus Roule & Bertin, 1929
  • Serrivomer brevidentatus Roule & Bertin, 1929
  • Platuronides ophiocephalus Parr, 1932
  • Platuronides acutus Parr, 1932

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

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Serrivomer lanceolatoides at the IUCN redlist.
  6. ↑ Food items reported for Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
  7. ↑ Spawning for Serrivomer lanceolatoides at www.fishbase.org.
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