Thread eel

Thread eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Serrivomer
Species: S. bertini
Binomial name
Serrivomer bertini
Bauchot, 1959

The Thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the Thread sawtooth eel[1]) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and Chile in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,750 metres (5,740 ft).[2]

References

  1. Common names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Bauchot, M.-L., 1959 [ref. 15993] Étude des larves leptocéphales du groupe Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman et identification à la famille des Serrivomeridae. Dana Report No. 48: 1-148, Pls. 1-2.
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