Serrivomer sector | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Serrivomeridae |
Genus: | Serrivomer |
Species: | S. sector
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Binomial name | |
Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899
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Serrivomer sector, known commonly as the sawtooth eel, the saw-tooth snipe or the deep-sea eel,[1] is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels).[2] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Pacific Ocean, including Japan, Chile, and California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 3,243 metres (0 to 10,640 ft), most often around 305 metres (1,001 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in).[2]
The species epithet "sector" refers to the manner in which the roof of the eel's mouth is divided into equal parts or "sectors" by the vomer.[2] The diet of S. sector consists primarily of amphipods and zooplankton, as well as small bony fish and cephalopods.[4]