Thermichthys 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.[2] The specific name honours the submersible pilot Raplph Hollis who captured specimens of this fish.[3]
| Thermichthys hollisi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bythites hollisi | |
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Thermichthys hollisi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Thermichthys hollisi" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- 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.
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