Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). Solitary (Ref. 5951); exhibits vertical migrations during the night. Feeds on shrimps, other crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 6722). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Distribution

European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Gulf of St. Lawrence, North West Atlantic, Reunion, South Africa (country)
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Atlantic Ocean: on both sides, between 60°N and 20°S (Ref. 5237); in the eastern Atlantic, reported to range further north to Iceland (Ref. 12462) and further south to off the Cape and Natal in South Africa (Ref. 5236). Indian Ocean: Reunion (Ref. 33390). Western Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300).
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between 60°N and 20°S
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Atlantic; Indian Ocean (including Mascarenes).
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Physical Description

Size

Maximum size: 780 mm TL
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Max. size

78.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5236))
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Diagnostic Description

Head, abdomen and tail brown to black or silvery (Ref. 5236). Snout beak-like (Ref. 13608).
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Type Information

Holotype for Serrivomer beanii Gill & Ryder
Catalog Number: USNM 33383
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1883
Locality: Nantucket To Cape Sable, N.S., Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 1564 to 1564
Vessel: Albatross
  • Holotype: Gill, T. N. & Ryder, J. A. 1883. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 6 (381): 261.
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 5998 m (Ref. 58426)
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Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters at depths of 850- 925 m.
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Depth range based on 234 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 213 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 4.5 - 4000
  Temperature range (°C): 2.336 - 22.962
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 34.674
  Salinity (PPS): 34.017 - 36.618
  Oxygen (ml/l): 1.958 - 6.575
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.284
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 59.793

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 4.5 - 4000

Temperature range (°C): 2.336 - 22.962

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 34.674

Salinity (PPS): 34.017 - 36.618

Oxygen (ml/l): 1.958 - 6.575

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.284

Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 59.793
 
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Depth: 850 - 925m.
From 850 to 925 meters.

Habitat: bathypelagic. Exhibits vertical migrations during the night. Feeds on shrimps, other crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 6722).
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Trophic Strategy

Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). Exhibits vertical migrations during the night. Feeds on shrimps, other crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 6722). Eaten by large fish, such as cod (Ref. 5951).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Serrivomer beanii

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

GTGGCAATCACCCGCTGATTCTTTTCTACTAATCACAAAGACATTGGTACCCTATATCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATGGTGGGCACTGCATTAAGCCTACTAATCCGTGCTGAACTAAGCCAACCTGGCGCCCTTCTTGGAGATGATCAAATTTACAATGTTATTGTTACAGCACATGCGTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAGTAATAATTGGTGGATTCGGCAACTGACTTGTACCCCTAATGATCGGAGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCATTTCTCTTACTACTGGCATCCTCTGGGGTAGAAGCCGGAGCTGGGACAGGTTGAACTGTATACCCCCCTCTAGCCGGAAACTTGGCCCACGCTGGAGCATCAGTTGACTTAACAATTTTCTCACTTCACCTTGCAGGGATCTCATCAATTCTAGGGGCAATTAACTTTATTACCACAATCATTAATATGAAACCGCCTGCCATTACCCAGTATCAAACCCCTTTATTCGTGTGATCTGTCCTAGTGACTGCAGTACTACTTCTGCTGTCTCTGCCAGTTCTCGCTGCAGGAATCACAATACTTCTAACCGATCGAAACCTAAACACAACATTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTGTACCAACACCTTTTCTGATTCTTTGGTCACCCAGAAGTGTACATTTTAATTTTACCCGGATTTGGAATAATCTCCCACATCGTCGCCTATTATTCAGGTAAAAAAGAACCCTTCGGCTATATAGGAATGGTCTGAGCAATGATGGCTATCGGACTCCTAGGATTTATCGTATGAGCACATCACATATTCACAGTGGGAATAGACGTAGACACTCGTGCTTATTTTACTTCCGCCACAATAATTATCGCTATCCCAACCGGGGTAAAAGTGTTTAGCTGATTAGCCACACTCCACGGCGGAGTAGTTAAATGAGAAACACCCCTCCTCTGGGCCTTAGGCTTTATCTTCCTCTTCACAGTTGGGGGCCTAACAGGAATCGTACTAGCAAATTCGTCAATTGACATCGTACTACATGACACATACTATGTGGTAGCCCACTTCCACTATGTATTGTCTATAGGAGCAGTATTCGCCATCATGGGGGGCTTTGTGCACTGATTCCCGCTATTTTCAGGTTACACATTACATGACACCTGAACTAAAGTCCACTTCGGTATTATATTCCTGGGGGTAAATCTAACATTCTTTCCACAGCACTTCCTAGGTCTTGCAGGAATACCACGACGTTATTCAGACTACCCAGACGCATACACCCTATGAAATACAATTTCATCTATCGGCTCCCTAATTTCTCTCACGGCAGTAGTCTTATTCCTATTTATTTTATGAGAAGCATTTAGCGCAAAACGAGAAGTAAAATGAGTAGAGTTGACAGAAACAAATGTTGAATGACTTCACGGATGTCCTCCCCCGTATCACACATACGAAGAACCCGCATATGTACGAGTTCAACAACCATTCACTAAGTTAATAATTTAA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Serrivomer beanii

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 29
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

fisheries: of no interest
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