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.
| 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: | Thermarces Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Thermarces cerberus Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986[1]
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Species
editThe following species are classified within the genus Thermarces:[2]
- Thermarces andersoni Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986
- Thermarces cerberus Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986
- Thermarces pelophilum Geistdoerfer, 1999
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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