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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Ilyophinae
Etymology: Ilyophis: Greek, ilyos, -ou = cave + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); nigeli: Named after Nigel R. Merrett in recognition of his substantial contributions to knowledge of genus Ilyophis and other synaphobranchid eels.
Eponymy: Nigel Robert Merrett (d: 1940) is a British zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 700 - 1800 m (Ref. 58497). Deep-water; 44°N - 35°N
Northwest Pacific: off Japan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.3 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 26895.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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. (Ref. 26895)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 2.2 - 2.9, mean 2.4 °C (based on 15 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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