Serrivomer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Serrivomeridae |
Genus: | Serrivomer T. N. Gill & Ryder, 1883 |
Species | |
10 recognized species, see article. |
Serrivomer is a genus of deep-sea eel in the family Serrivomeridae. It contains ten described species.[1] Member species are distributed widely, being found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans The smallest species in this genus is Serrivomer jesperseni, which has a maximum length of 40.6 cm; the largest species in this genus is Serrivomer beanii with a maximum length of 78 cm. Most members reach a maximum length of 60–70 cm,