The species epithet "lanceolatoides" means "spear-like" in a combination of Latin and Greek, and refers to the eel's appearance.[4] The short-tooth sawpalate's diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans.[7] It is reported to spawn between March and August in the Sargasso Sea.[8]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the short-tooth sawpalate as Least Concern, due to the unlikelihood of it being endangered by any major threats as a result of its deep water habitat, and its lack of commercial interest to fisheries.[1]
^Schmidt, E. J., 1916 [ref. 15067] On the early larval stages of the freshwater eels (Anguilla) and some other North Atlantic Muraenoids. Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for havundersøgelser. Serie, fiskeri. v. 5 (no. 4): 1-20, Pls. 1-4.
^Roule, L. and L. Bertin, 1929 (1 Sept.) [ref. 3829] Les poissons apodes appartenant au sous-ordre des Nemichthydiformes. Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 1 (no. 4): 1-113, Pls. 1-9.