Serrivomer sector, known commonly as the sawtooth eel, the saw-tooth snipe or the deep-sea eel,[1] is an eel in the family Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels).[2] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899.[3] 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 0mto3243mm (00feetto10,640feetm), most often around 305m (1,001feet). Males can reach a maximum total length of 76cm (30inches).[2]
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.[2] The diet of S. sector consists primarily of amphipods and zooplankton, as well as small bony fish and cephalopods.[4]