Thread eel

Serrivomer bertini

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

The thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the thread sawtooth eel) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and Chile in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Maximum length: 51 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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