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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Sawtooth eel

Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899
Max Length
76 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
0–3243 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
44.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Meso- and bathypelagic . Feeds primarily on crustaceans, and to a lesser extent upon small cephalopods and fishes .

Scientific Name
Serrivomer sector
Authority
Garman, 1899
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
76 cm
Depth Range
0–3243 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
44.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sawtooth eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3243 m , usually 305 - ? m . Deep-water

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.8±0.54
Food Items

crustaceans, and to a lesser extent upon small cephalopods and fishes (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
76cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
44.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Garman, 1899

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Deep-sea eel · Deep-sea snipe · Pacific Sawpalate · Saw-tooth Snipe · Sawtooth eel · Sawtooth snipe
🌍CES pilozub východopacifický
🇯🇵Japanese モトノコバウナギ
🇷🇺Russian Режущий пилорот
🇪🇸Spanish Anguila Tijera · anguila dientes de sierra
🇨🇳Chinese 鋸齒鰻 · 長齒鋸犁鰻 · 長齒鋸鋤鰻 · 長齒鋸齒鰻

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .

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