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Crossthroat sawpalate

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Crossthroat sawpalate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Species:
S. jesperseni
Binomial name
Serrivomer jesperseni

The crossthroat sawpalate[1] (Serrivomer jesperseni) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western and eastern Pacific Ocean, including Papua New Guinea, British Columbia, Canada; the Gulf of Panama and Chile. It dwells at a maximum depth of 825 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40.6 centimetres.[2]

The species epithet "jesperseni" refers to P. Jespersen, a monographer of leptocephalids in the family Anguillidae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Common names for Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Serrivomer jesperseni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Bauchot-Boutin, M.-L., 1953 (July) [ref. 12681] Révision synoptique du genre Serrivomer (Anguilliformes). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 25 (no. 4): 365-367.