The thread eel (Serrivomer bertini, also known as the thread sawtooth eelCommon names of Serrivomer bertini at www.fishbase.org.) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1959. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and Chile in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of .
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Léon Bertin (1896-1954), of the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris. Bauchot served as an assistant to him in 1952.
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