Thread eel

Thread eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Serrivomeridae
Genus:	Serrivomer
Species:	S. bertini
Binomial name
	Serrivomer bertini; Bauchot, 1959

The thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the thread sawtooth eel[1]) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and Chile in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,750 metres (5,740 ft).[2]

References

Common names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.
Bauchot, M.-L., 1959 [ref. 15993] Étude des larves leptocéphales du groupe Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman et identification à la famille des Serrivomeridae. Dana Report No. 48: 1-148, Pls. 1-2.

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[1] Common names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.

[Bauchot,_1959-3] Bauchot, M.-L., 1959 [ref. 15993] Étude des larves leptocéphales du groupe Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman et identification à la famille des Serrivomeridae. Dana Report No. 48: 1-148, Pls. 1-2.