WoRMS taxon details
Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891
126326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126326)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilbert, C. H. (1891). Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museu.</em> v. 14 (no. 856): 347-352., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.14-856.347 [details]
Distribution Reported from widely separated areas in the West Atlantic
Distribution Reported from widely separated areas in the West Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126326 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilbert, C. H. (1891). Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museu.</em> v. 14 (no. 856): 347-352., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.14-856.347 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on annelids and crustaceans [details]Distribution Reported from widely separated areas in the West Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 450- 3120 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リュウキュウホラアナゴ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilyophis brunneus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilyophis brunneus P01574 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilyophis brunneus P15926 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilyophis brunneus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilyophis brunneus P01574 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilyophis brunneus P15926 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
