Thermichthys hollisi

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

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.

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