Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999

Tighe, Kenneth A., Smith, David G., Merrett, Nigel R., Frable, Benjamin W. & Zajonz, Uwe, 2024, Redescription of the eel Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) with a description of a new species of Ilyophis, and a taxonomic synopsis of the Ilyophinae, Zootaxa 5506 (1), pp. 35-57 : 53

Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999

Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999: 316 , Figs. 1–6 . Type locality: Mid-Atlantic, 29° 08’ N, 43° 13’ W, 3020 m.

Ilyophis singularis Tashiro & Chen, 2022

Ilyophis singularis Tashiro & Chen, 2022: 2 , Figs. 1–3 . Holotype: NTUM 13381 . Type locality: Northeastern South China Sea, 21° 39' N, 118° 20' E – 21° 36' N, 118° 16' E, depth 1,665 – 1,612 m.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Ilyophis arx. Swarm of eels attracted to a baited camera near summit of seamount APEI 7 (4° 52' 57.36" N, 141° 46' 45.48" W, 3203 m) (photo grab from https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/18ccz/logs/photolog/photolog.html#cbpi=../ may25/media/DC03.html

FIGURE 2. Ilyophis arx. Pictures of fresh specimens after capture and before preservation. Upper specimen: USNM 443829. Lower specimen: BPBM 42217. (photos supplied by Dr. Jeffrey C. Drazen)

FIGURE 3. Distribution of Ilyophis arx in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. Open star is the type locality. Closed stars are other study material.

FIGURE 4. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. Holotype, BMNH 1995.4.19.31 (male, 242 mm TL)

FIGURE 5. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. Referred Specimen, DISCOVERY Collection, Station 50517, 237 mm TL (A) Lateral view. (B) Head and cephalic lateralis system (from Merrett & Saldanha 1985)

FIGURE 6. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. Holotype, BMNH 1995.4.19.31(DISCOVERY Collection, Station 50710), 240 mm TL (A) Snout ornamentation. (B) Lower jaw tip ornamentation (from Merrett & Saldanha 1985)