Typová lokalita
Northeastern South China Sea, 21°39'N, 118°20'E - 21°36'N, 118°16'E, depth 1,665 - 1,612 meters.
Původní popis
Tashiro, F. & Chen W.-J. 2022. Ilyophis singularis (Synaphobranchidae; Ilyophinae), a new deep-sea eel from the South China Sea. Ichthyological Research v. 70 (no. 3): 332-336 [1-5].
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.