Hydrothermal vent eelpout fish
SKU 29518 Categories Deep-sea Fish, Hydrothermal Vent Animals Tags Actinopterygii, colourless, eelpout fish, fish, Hydrothermal vent, lips, pale, Perciformes, predator, Thermarces cerberus, Zoarcidae
Image ID: | 29518 |
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: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
Keywords: | Hydrothermal vent, eelpout fish, Thermarces cerberus, predator, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Zoarcidae, lips, pale, colourless, fish |
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