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 Bauchot-Boutin, 1953 | |
The crossthroat sawpalate[1] (Serrivomer jesperseni) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953.[3] 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. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40.6 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet "jesperseni" refers to P. Jespersen, a monographer of leptocephalids in the family Anguillidae.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bauchot-Boutin, M.-L., 1953 (July) [ref. 12681] Révision synoptique du genre Serrivomer (Anguilliformes). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 25 (no. 4): 365-367.