Thermarces (original) (raw)
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Genus of fishes
| Thermarces | |
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| Thermarces cerberus | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycodinae |
| Genus: | ThermarcesRosenblatt & Cohen, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| _Thermarces cerberus_Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986[1] | |
| Species | |
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Thermarces is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. They are associated with hydrothermal vents and cold seeps at bathypelagic depths in the East Pacific and West Atlantic Ocean.
The following species are classified within the genus Thermarces:[2]
- Thermarces andersoni Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986
- Thermarces cerberus Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986
- Thermarces pelophilum Geistdoerfer, 1999
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thermarces". FishBase. June 2022 version.