Scientific Name
Serrivomer lanceolatoides

Common Name
Short-tooth sawpalate

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 175-199; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 165 - 192. Blackish-brown in color (Ref. 12204). Pectoral fins small (Ref. 12204).

Classification

Classified By

Schmidt, 1916

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Sawtooth eels (Serrivomeridae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: including Bermuda. Record from off the Scotian shelf (Canada) is based on a larval specimen collected in 1978.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

150 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 1000 m (Ref. 12204)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

65.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5015 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)