Ilyophis

Ilyophis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. These eels are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Ilyophis
Ilyophis brunneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily:	Ilyophinae
Genus:	Ilyophis Gilbert, 1891
Type species
Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891
Species
See text

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Ilyophis arx C. H. Robins, 1976^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis blachei Saldanha & Merrett, 1982^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis maclainei Tighe, D. G. Smith & Merrett, 2024
• Ilyophis nigeli Shcherbachev & Sulak, 1997^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis robinsae Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1997^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin, 1999^[2][3][4]
• Ilyophis singularis Tashiro & W.-J. Chen, 2022