Thermichthys hollisi
Species of fish
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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.[3] The specific name honours the submersible pilot Raplph Hollis who captured specimens of this fish.[4]
| Thermichthys hollisi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| 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[2] | |
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Bythites hollisi | |
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