Thread eel
| Thread eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. bertini |
| Binomial name | |
| Serrivomer bertini Bauchot, 1959 | |
The Thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the Thread sawtooth eel[1]) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959.[3] 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).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Bauchot, M.-L., 1959 [ref. 15993] Étude des larves leptocéphales du groupe Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman et identification à la famille des Serrivomeridae. Dana Report No. 48: 1-148, Pls. 1-2.
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