| Serrivomeridae (Sawtooth eels) |
| 65 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 1000 m |
| 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). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 175-199; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 165-192. Blackish-brown in color (Ref. 12204). Pectoral fins small (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). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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