Ilyophis brunneus commonly known as the muddy arrowtooth eel, is a species of cutthroat eel in the family Synaphobranchidae. It is found in deep-sea environments worldwide at depths exceeding 1,000 meters. This species is characterized by its elongated body and can grow up to 160 cm in length. As a benthic predator, it plays a significant role in deep-sea ecosystems by feeding on smaller fish and invertebrates, contributing to the trophic dynamics of its habitat.
Animalia (Kingdom); Chordata (Phylum); Vertebrata (Subphylum); Gnathostomata (Infraphylum); Osteichthyes (Parvphylum); Actinopterygii (Gigaclass); Actinopteri (Superclass); Teleostei (Class); Anguilliformes (Order); Synaphobranchidae (Family); Ilyophinae (Subfamily); Ilyophis (Genus); Ilyophis brunneus (Species)
Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1891
1. Gilbert C H. Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific[M]. US Government Printing Office, 1891. (Gilbert et al., 1891)
Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, South Africa. Found in the seamounts and knolls of Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 450- 3120 m
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyophis brunneus | Chordata | Ilyophis sp. 2 JC-2022, Muddy arrowtooth eel (MAE) | Deep sea | 3,500 | Mariana Trench (11.65369°N,138.62139°E) | 2920202 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM2270252v1 | 1.5Gb | Chromosome | 2022 | JAKUDJ01 | Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | PRJNA792465 | 94.30 | 115,310/2,760 | 42.09 | 48.41 | 21,632 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudo-chromosome-length genome assembly for a deep-sea eel Ilyophis brunneus sheds light on the deep-sea adaptation | Science China Life Sciences | 36648612 |
