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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.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 2838 - 3020 m (Ref. 93943). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Rise (Broken Spur). Southeast Pacific Rise. High Seas only.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.2 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 93943)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Probably feeds on small crustaceans, such as amphipods that are locally very abundant, as well
as on small molluscs (Ref. 93943).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |