Species Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891
Muddy Arrowtooth Eel
- Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, C.H. 1891. Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. In, Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(856): 347-352 [352].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 44403, near San Cristóbal Island (as Chatham Island), Galápagos Island, 634 fathoms [0°36'30"S, 89°19'00"W].
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South of Cape Everard, VIC (38°28'S, 149°29'E) to the Great Australian Bight southeast of Eucla, SA (33°49'S, 129°33'E) including TAS; tropical, temperate, circumglobal, discontinuous.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
580-2023 m
General References
Castle, P.H.J. 1968. Synaphobranch eels from the Southern Ocean. Deep-Sea Research 15: 393-396 fig. 1 [395]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Synaphobranchidae. pp. 260-263 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [262]
Smith, D.G. 1999. Family Synaphobranchidae. pp. 1658-1661 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1661]
Sulak, K.J. & Shcherbachev, Y.N. 1997. Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3): 1158-1194 [1163]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Muddy Arrowtooth Eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Muddy Arrowtooth Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Muddy Arrowtooth Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 11-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |