Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Synaphobranchidae | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Rank Species | |
Genus Thermobiotes
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Thermobiotes mytilogeiton is a species of deep-water eel in the family Synaphobranchidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is so far known only from the Vai Lili hydrothermal vent area in the western central Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1750 meters.
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