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
Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 is redescribed based on the four type specimens from south of the Galapagos Islands and 21 additional specimens: 12 specimens from the western Clarion Clipperton Zone in the central Pacific Ocean, four specimens from the eastern Pacific Ocean, and five specimens from several localities in the central North Pacific Ocean. A new species, Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov., is described from the eastern North Atlantic. A taxonomic synopsis of the subfamily Ilyophinae is presented, and a key to the known species is provided.
Authors
- Benjamin W. Frable (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-0671)
- Uwe Zajonz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-1411)
- KENNETH A. TIGHE (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1127-0949)
- David G. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-2427)
- N. R. Merrett
Institutions
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- Museum Conservation Institute (US)
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M (DE)
- Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (DE)
- Chart Industries (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5506.1.2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- Drexel University
- University of Hawai'i
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University