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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels
Subfamily: Ilyophinae
Genus: Ilyophis

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8 species

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Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Ilyophis arx
No picture found

Max. Length 79.2 cm TL
 
Ilyophis blachei
Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 58.2 cm SL
Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891
Photo by SFSA
 
Ilyophis brunneus
[Muddy arrowtooth eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.3 cm TL
 
Ilyophis maclainei
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Max. Length 51.3 cm TL
 
Ilyophis nigeli
No picture found

Max. Length 34.8 cm TL
 
Ilyophis robinsae
No picture found

Max. Length 41.2 cm TL
 
Ilyophis saldanhai
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Ilyophis singularis
[Singular arrowtooth eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ilyophis arx East Central Pacific 61 TL 1976
Ilyophis blachei Northeast Atlantic, South 79.2 TL 1982
Ilyophis brunneus Muddy arrowtooth eel Atlantic, Indian and Paci 58.2 SL 1891
Ilyophis maclainei Northeast Atlantic 26.3 TL 2024
Ilyophis nigeli Northwest Pacific 51.3 TL 1997
Ilyophis robinsae West Pacific 34.8 TL 1997
Ilyophis saldanhai Western Central Atlantic 41.2 TL 1999
Ilyophis singularis Singular arrowtooth eel Northeastern South China 27 TL 2022



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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