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Thermobiotes

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Thermobiotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Ilyophinae
Genus: Thermobiotes
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

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  1. ^ 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.