| Ilyophis saldanhai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Ilyophis |
| Species: | I. saldanhai |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999 | |
Ilyophis saldanhai is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). [1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1999, [2] and is the most recently described of the six species in the genus Ilyophis. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 3,020 metres (9,910 ft). [1]
