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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)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
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 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈 |