Serrivomer schmidti is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels).[1] It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1953.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including Cape Verde, Senegal, the Gulf of Guinea, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0 to 2,000 metres (0 to 6,562 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65.7 centimetres (25.9 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 34 centimetres (13 in).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Serrivomeridae |
| Genus: | Serrivomer |
| Species: | S. schmidti
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| Serrivomer schmidti Bauchot-Boutin, 1953
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The diet of S. schmidti consists of small bony fish and crustaceans.[3] It is not of commercial interest to fisheries.[1]
Etymology
editAlthough not identified by name, it was probably named in honor of biologist Johannes Schmidt (1877-1933), who led the Dana fishery research cruises of which during the type specimen was collected. He is also director of the Carlsberg Laboratory.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Serrivomer schmidti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bauchot-Boutin, M.-L., 1953 (July) [ref. 12681] Révision synoptique du genre Serrivomer (Anguilliformes). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 25 (no. 4): 365-367.
- ^ Food items reported for Serrivomer schmidti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families MURAENESOCIDAE, NETTASTOMATIDAE, CONGRIDAE, MORINGUIDAE, CYEMATIDAE, NEOCYEMATIDAE, MONOGNATHIDAE, SACCOPHARYNGIDAE, EURYPHARYNGIDAE, NEMICHTHYIDAE, SERRIVOMERIDAE and ANGUILLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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