sawtooth eel
serrivomeridae latin

There are eleven species of sawtooth eels in two genera:

Sawtooth eels are a family, Serrivomeridae, of eels found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.

It can be distinguished from the related sawtooth eels by its reduced dentition, which more resemble those of the snipe eel.

Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels)

Serrivomer brevidentatus (Black sawtooth eel)

Sawtooth eels get their name from the saw-like arrangement of inward-slanting teeth attached to the vomer bone in the roof of the mouth.

Serrivomer samoensis (Samoa sawtooth eel)

Serrivomer beanii (Bean's sawtooth eel)

Serrivomer is a genus of deep-sea eel in the family Serrivomeridae.

Sawtooth eels are a family, Serrivomeridae, of eels found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.

Stemonidium hypomelas is a species of deep-sea eel in the family Serrivomeridae, originally described from a 171-mm specimen taken from a depth of around 1,000 m near Niihau Island, Hawaii in 1902.