Crossthroat sawpalate
| Crossthroat sawpalate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. jesperseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Serrivomer jesperseni Bauchot-Boutin, 1953 | |
The Crossthroat sawpalate[1] (Serrivomer jesperseni) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western and eastern Pacific Ocean, including Papua New Guinea, British Columbia, Canada; the Gulf of Panama and Chile. It dwells at a maximum depth of 825 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40.6 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet "jesperseni" refers to P. Jespersen, a monographer of leptocephalids in the Anguillidae family.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Bauchot-Boutin, M.-L., 1953 (July) [ref. 12681] Révision synoptique du genre Serrivomer (Anguilliformes). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 25 (no. 4): 365-367.
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