Scientific Name
Serrivomer jesperseni

Common Name
Crossthroat sawpalate

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 141-170; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 127 - 161; Vertebrae: 150. Dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin; caudal minute and narrow; pectorals small (Ref. 6885). Dark in color; mouth, lining of gill cover, and peritoneum black (Ref. 6885).

Classification

Classified By

Bauchot-Boutin, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Sawtooth eels (Serrivomeridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 6885), Gulf of Panama (Ref. 6993) and Chile (Ref. 9068).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

825 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 825 m (Ref. 6885)

Trophic Level

3.69 s.e. 0.59 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

40.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5015 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated