Thermarces

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Thermarces
Thermarces cerberus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Thermarces
Rosenblatt & 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.

Species[edit]

The following species are classified within the genus Thermarces:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Thermarces in FishBase. June 2022 version.

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