Thread eel
| Thread eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Serrivomeridae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. bertini
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| Binomial name | |
| Serrivomer bertini Bauchot, 1959
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The thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the thread sawtooth eel[2]) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[3] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959.[4] 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).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Léon Bertin (1896-1954), of the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris. Bauchot served as an assistant to him in 1952.[5]
References
- ^ Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2022). "Serrivomer bertini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T199103A2559390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199103A2559390.en. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Common names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrivomer bertini". FishBase.
- ^ Bauchot, M.-L. (1959). Étude des larves leptocéphales du groupe Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman et identification à la famille des Serrivomeridae (Technical report) (in French). Dana. Report No. 48.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (8 November 2025). "Family SERRIVOMERIDAE Trewavas 1932 (Sawtooth Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 January 2026.