| Serrivomer sector | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Serrivomeridae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. sector |
| Binomial name | |
| Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899 | |
Serrivomer sector, known commonly as the sawtooth eel, the saw-tooth snipe or the deep-sea eel, [2] is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels). [3] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899. [4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Pacific Ocean, including Japan, Chile, and California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 3,243 metres (0 to 10,640 ft), most often around 305 metres (1,000 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in). [3]
The species epithet "sector" refers to the manner in which the roof of the eel's mouth is divided into equal parts or "sectors" by the vomer. [3] The diet of S. sector consists primarily of amphipods and zooplankton, as well as small bony fish and cephalopods. [5]
