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Serrivomeridae (Sawtooth eels)
Etymology: Serrivomer: Latin, serran, serranus, saw + Latin, vomer = ploughshare; in fishes = bone forming the front part of the roof of the mouth (1823) (Ref. 45335); lanceolatoides: Name from Latin 'lanceolatus' meaning spear-like and Greek 'oides' for resembling; referring to its appearance.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 1000 m (Ref. 12204). Deep-water
Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Strait of Gibraltar to Cape Verde in the east and USA to 18°N in the west (Ref. 5237); including Bermuda and a record from off the Scotian shelf (Canada) is based on a larval specimen collected in 1978 (Ref. 12204).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12204)
Common depth of juveniles around 650-850 meters while subadult and adults are deeper in the water column from 800-1000 meters; no indication of diel vertical migration in juveniles and adults (Ref. 94792). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 12204).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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