Crossthroat sawpalate

Crossthroat sawpalate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Species:
S. jesperseni
Binomial name
Serrivomer jesperseni

The crossthroat sawpalate[2] (Serrivomer jesperseni) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[3] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953.[4] 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 (2,710 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 40.6 centimetres (16.0 in).[3]

The species epithet "jesperseni" refers to P. Jespersen, a monographer of leptocephalids in the family Anguillidae.[3]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Serrivomer jesperseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T199026A2551269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199026A2551269.en. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. ^ Common names for Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrivomer jesperseni". FishBase.
  4. ^ Bauchot-Boutin, M.-L. (July 1953). "Révision synoptique du genre Serrivomer (Anguilliformes)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série 2. 25 (4): 365–367.