Image ID: | 29336 |
Common Name: | Hydrothermal vent eelpout fish |
Scientific Name: | Thermarces cerberus |
Description: | Eelpout (Thermarces cerberus) on hydrothermal vent mussels (Bathymodiolus) these deep-sea fish are specialised to live in hydrothermal vent communities, and prey mainly upon vent crustaceans, such as amphipods and crabs. |
Location: | East Pacific Rise, 2.5 kilometres deep |
Keywords: | Hydrothermal vent, eelpout fish, Thermarces cerberus, predator, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Zoarcidae, lips, pale, colourless, fish, black smoker |
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