Ilyophis brunneus
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Anguilliformes (True Eels)
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat Eels)
Ilyophis
Ilyophis brunneus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: eel-like. Dark brown tinged with violet on snout (Ref. 3973).
Distribution
Worldwide.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal. depth range 450-3120 m.
Biology
To 60 cm.
Found along the slope and upper abyssal zone. Feeds on annelids and crustaceans.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-08-17. Resilience: Low (Assuming tmax>10).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Castle, P.H.J. (1986) Synaphobranchidae. p. 188-190. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Smith, D.G. and P.H.J. Castle (1990) Synaphobranchidae. p. 195-198. 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.
Sulak, K.J. and Y.N. Shcherbachev (1997) Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1158-1194.
Heemstra, P.C., K. Hissmann, H. Fricke and M.J. Smale (2006) Fishes of the deep demersal habitat at Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) Island, Western Indian Ocean. South African J. Sci. 102(9/10):444-460.
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