Bean's sawtooth eel (Serrivomer beanii)

Scientific name: Serrivomer beanii Gill & Ryder, 1883

Bean's sawtooth eel (Serrivomer beanii)

The Bean's sawtooth eel (Serrivomer beanii) is a marine fish of the family Serrivomeridae.

Biology

Head, abdomen and tail brown to black or silvery. Snout beak-like.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serrivomer beanii
Family
Serrivomeridae (Sawtooth eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
78.0
Depth range
0–5998 m (0–19678 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 5998 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: on both sides, between 60?N and 20?S; in the eastern Atlantic, reported to range further north to Iceland and further south to off the Cape and Natal in South Africa. Indian Ocean: Reunion. Western Pacific: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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