Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophidiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Ventichthys
J. G. Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006 | ||
Ventichthys biospeedoi, the East Pacific vent-brotula, is a species of cusk-eel found around thermal vents on the SouthEast Pacific Rise at depths of about 2,586 metres (8,484 ft) This species grows to a length of 28.2 centimetres (11.1 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.
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