Ilyophis saldanhai is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1999,[2] and is the most recently described of the six species in the genus Ilyophis. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 3020m (9,910feet).[1]