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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Ilyophinae
Etymology: Ilyophis: Greek, ilyos, -ou = cave + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Luiz Viera Calds Saldanha (1937–1997) was aprominent Portuguese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 2838 - 3020 m (Ref. 93943). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Rise (Broken Spur). Southeast Pacific Rise. High Seas only.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 93943)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Probably feeds on small crustaceans, such as amphipods that are locally very abundant, as well
as on small molluscs (Ref. 93943).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Causse, R., M. Biscoito and P. Briand, 2005. First record of the deep-sea eel Ilyophis saldanhai (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes) from the Pacific Ocean. Cybium 29(4):413-416. (Ref. 93943)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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