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Family: Serrivomeridae Sawtooth eels



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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 78 cm TL
Serrivomer beanii Gill & Ryder, 1883

Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Serrivomer beanii
[Stout sawpalate]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific. South
 
Serrivomer bertini
[Thread eel]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Serrivomer garmani
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Serrivomer jesperseni
[Crossthroat sawpalate]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Serrivomer lanceolatoides (Schmidt, 1916)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Serrivomer lanceolatoides
[Short-tooth sawpalate]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Serrivomer samoensis
[Samoa sawtooth eel]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65.7 cm TL
Serrivomer schmidti Bauchot-Boutin, 1953

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Serrivomer schmidti
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Serrivomer sector
[Sawtooth eel]
No picture found
South Atlantic and Pacifi
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
 
Stemonidium hypomelas
[Black serrivomerid eel]
9 Species of Family Serrivomeridae
(Sawtooth eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1883 Serrivomer beanii Stout sawpalate Atlantic Ocean 78 TL
1959 Serrivomer bertini Thread eel Indo-West Pacific. South
1944 Serrivomer garmani Indian Ocean
1953 Serrivomer jesperseni Crossthroat sawpalate Western Pacific 67 TL
1916 Serrivomer lanceolatoides Short-tooth sawpalate Atlantic and the Mediterr 65 TL
1959 Serrivomer samoensis Samoa sawtooth eel Pacific 63 TL
1953 Serrivomer schmidti Eastern Atlantic 65.7 TL
1899 Serrivomer sector Sawtooth eel Western Pacific 76 TL
1905 Stemonidium hypomelas Black serrivomerid eel South Atlantic and Pacifi 37.5 TL



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