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-West Pacific. It is known to dwell at depths of 4,800 metres (15,700 ft) to 5,180 metres (16,990 ft).[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 34.8 centimetres (13.7 in).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Ilyophis |
| Species: | I. robinsae
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| Ilyophis robinsae Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1997
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The species epithet "robinsae" was given in honour of Catherine Robins, credited with making substantial contributions to the knowledge of the family Synaphobranchidae.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Linley, T.D.; M.E. Gerringer; P.H. Yancey; J.C. Drazen; C.L. Weinstock; and A.J. Jamieson (2016). "Fishes of the hadal zone including new species, in situ observations and depth records of Liparidae". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 114: 99–110. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2016.05.003
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