Thermichthys hollisi

Thermichthys hollisi is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Galapagos Rift Zone at depths of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) around thermal vents. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[3] The specific name honours the submersible pilot Raplph Hollis who captured specimens of this fish.^[4]

Thermichthys hollisi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Subfamily:	Bythitinae
Genus:	Thermichthys J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 2005
Species:	T. hollisi
Binomial name
Thermichthys hollisi (Cohen, Rosenblatt & Moser, 1990)
Synonyms[2]
Bythites hollisi