Ilyophis Arx

📖 Overview

This species may be a specialist of seamounts, ridges and island slopes, suggesting that it may only be found associated with rough topographies .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 309 - 322; Anal soft rays: 235 - 261; Vertebrae: 131 - 135. This species is distinguished by the following characters. body no dcales; trunk relatively long (about 21-29% of TL); dorsal-fin origin (DFO) above the posterior third of pectoral fin; gape of mouth moderate, extending to near rear margin of eye; teeth not compound; intermaxillary teeth conical with approximately 16-24 teeth in the tooth patch, inner teeth on the patch nearly twice as large as the outer teeth; vomerine teeth contiguous with intermaxillary teeth with approximately 25-30 teeth, irregularly biserial to triserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly; both the intermaxillary and vomerine teeth set in beds of papillose tissue; maxillary teeth small, set in irregular rows, 3 rows anteriorly to 6 rows posteriorly; dentary teeth similar to maxillary teeth except they are slightly larger and more uniform in size anteriorly; lateral line short, confined to the anterior half of body (ca. 35-45% of TL); cephalic lateralis pores with supraorbital (SO) 3, infraorbital (IO) 5 (including adnasal, AD), preoperculomandibular (POM) 6-10; total vertebrae 129-136 .: eel-like; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ilyophis Arx is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2375 - 4157 m . Deep-water; 30°N - 15°S East Central Pacific: from the Nazca Ridge off central Peru to seamounts northwest off Hawaii.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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