crossthroat sawpalate

Serrivomer jesperseni

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Oceania
South America
Anguilliform
Large

The crossthroat sawpalate (Serrivomer jesperseni) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Maximum length: 67 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 6885 ), Gulf of Panama (Ref. 6993 ) and Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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