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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Saldanha, L. and E. Karmovskaya 1990 Serrivomeridae. p. 169-171. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 5237)
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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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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145051
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Johnson CL, Runge JA, Curtis KA, Durbin EG, Hare JA, Incze LS, Link J, Melvin GD, O'Brien TD, Van Guelpen, L (in revision) Biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Gulf of Maine: pattern and role of zooplankton and pelagic nekton. PLoS One.
http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/masdea/masdea.php?p=sourcedetails&id=148111
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Miller, Roberta. 2012. The museum collection database, Fisheries and Oceans Canada digital collections, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Quebec
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=163928
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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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Castle, P.H.J. 1986 Serrivomeridae. p. 191. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5236)
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between 60°N and 20°S
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
78.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5236))
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Castle, P.H.J. 1986 Serrivomeridae. p. 191. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5236)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5236&speccode=7477
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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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Castle, P.H.J. 1986 Serrivomeridae. p. 191. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5236)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5236&speccode=7477
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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
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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Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist 2004 Annotated list of the arctic marine fishes of Canada. Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2674:iv:+112 p. (Ref. 58426)
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nektonic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters at depths of 850- 925 m.
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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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
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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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).
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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Saldanha, L. and E. Karmovskaya 1990 Serrivomeridae. p. 169-171. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 5237)
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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.
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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
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 29
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: of no interest
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Castle, P.H.J. 1986 Serrivomeridae. p. 191. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5236)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5236&speccode=7477
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