Samoa sawtooth eel
| Samoa sawtooth eel | |
|---|---|
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Serrivomeridae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. samoensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Serrivomer samoensis Bauchot, 1959
| |
The Samoa sawtooth eel, Serrivomer samoensis, is a sawtooth eel of the genus Serrivomer, found in the southwest Pacific at depths between 500 and 2,000 m (1,640 and 6,560 ft). Their length is up to 75 cm (30 in).
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Serrivomer samoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T199049A2553659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199049A2553659.en. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- "Serrivomer samoensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrivomer samoensis". FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8