Thermobiotes
| Thermobiotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Ilyophinae |
| Genus: | Geistdoerfer, 1991 |
| Species: | T. mytilogeiton |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermobiotes mytilogeiton Geistdoerfer, 1991 | |
Thermobiotes is a monospecific genus marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. Its only species is Thermobiotes mytilogeiton which is a species of deep-water eel and is so far known only from the Vai Lili hydrothermal vent area in the western central Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1,750 m (5,740 ft).
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Thermobiotes mytilogeiton". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199134A2562589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199134A2562589.en. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thermobiotes mytilogeiton". FishBase. June 2011 version.