Samoa sawtooth eel

Serrivomer samoensis

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large

The Samoa sawtooth eel, Serrivomer samoensis, is a sawtooth eel of the genus Serrivomer, found in the southwest Pacific at depths between 500 and 2,000 m (1,640 and 6,560 ft). Their length is up to 75 cm (30 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Serrivomeridae
Genus: Serrivomer
Maximum length: 63 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Pacific: Samoa and souther California (Ref. 96339 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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