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Deepsea Eel

Diastobranchus capensis

Classification

Serrivomer sector, known commonly as the sawtooth eel, the saw-tooth snipe or the deep-sea eel, is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels). It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Pacific Ocean, including Japan, Chile, and California, USA.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 5France · 1