Ilyophis arx

Ilyophis arx

Fish Reaching Sixty One Centimeters in Central Pacific

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Ilyophis arx is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Catherine H. Robins in 1976. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Pacific and northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Ilyophis
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: East Central Pacific: from the Nazca Ridge off central Peru to seamounts northwest off Hawaii.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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