Ilyophis robinsae
| Ilyophis robinsae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Ilyophis |
| Species: | I. robinsae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilyophis robinsae Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1997 | |
Ilyophis robinsae is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Yuri Nikolaevich Shcherbachev and Kenneth J. Sulak in 1997.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the Indo-Western Pacific. It is known to dwell at a depth of 4,800 metres (15,700 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 34.8 centimetres (13.7 in).[1]
The species epithet "robinsae" was given in honour of Catherine Robins, credited with making substantial contributions to the knowledge of the Synaphobranchidae family.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Ilyophis robinsae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Sulak, K. J. and Yu. N. Shcherbachev, 1997 [ref. 22986] Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 60 (no. 3): 1158-1194.
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