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Description
Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. A tonguefish (Symphurus thermophilus). Thisspecies is notable for being the only flatfish known to be an obligateinhabitant of hydrothermal vent fields.
Credit
Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program
Display Date
2006 May 8 171254
Location
Pacific Ocean, Mariana Arc area
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Life in the Deep Sea
Deep Sea Fish
Keywords
Ocean Exploration