Ilyophis blachei is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Luiz Vieria Caldas Saldanha and Nigel Merrett in 1982.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northeastern and southeastern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range 580mto2070mm (1,900feetto6,790feetm), and inhabits the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 79.2cm (31.2inches).[1]
I. blachei spawns in June and July.[3] Its diet consists primarily of galatheid crustaceans.[1]