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Thermichthys hollisi

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Species of fish

Thermichthys hollisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Thermichthys
J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
Species: T. hollisi
Binomial name
Thermichthys hollisi
(Cohen, Rosenblatt & Moser, 1990)
Synonyms

Bythites hollisi

Thermichthys hollisi is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Galapagos Rift Zone at depths of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) around thermal vents. This species is the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the submersible pilot Raplph Hollis who captured specimens of this fish.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Thermichthys hollisi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thermichthys hollisi". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2017). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Thermichthys hollisi


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