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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Ilyophinae
Etymology: Thermobiotes: Greek, thermos = warm + Greek, bios = life; because of the habitat (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1750 m (Ref. 40873). Deep-water; 5°C - 20°C (Ref. 40873)
Western Central Pacific: known from the type locality, the hydrothermal vent area 'Vai Lili' of Valu Fa Rise (22°S).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40873)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Geistdoerfer, P., 1991. Ichtyofaune associée à l'hydrothermalisme océanique et description de Thermobiotes mytilogeiton, nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce de Synaphobranchidae (Pisces, Anguilliformes) de l'Océan Pacifique. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 312(3):91-97. (Ref. 40873)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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