Ilyophis Explained

Ilyophis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. These eels are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Ilyophis arx C. H. Robins, 1976^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis blachei Saldanha & Merrett, 1982^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis maclainei Tighe, D. G. Smith & Merrett, 2024
• Ilyophis nigeli Shcherbachev & Sulak, 1997^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis robinsae Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1997^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Ilyophis singularis Tashiro & W.-J. Chen, 2022

Notes and References

1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): Ilyophis Gilbert, 1891 AphiaID: 125654 http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125654
2. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Ilyophis Taxonomy ID: 391181 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=391181&lvl=0
3. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Ilyophis Gilbert, 1891 Taxonomic Serial No.: 161585 https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161585