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A purple fish (Bythites hollisi) swimming near a hydrothermal vent.

A purple fish (Bythites hollisi) swimming near a hydrothermal vent.
A purple fish (Bythites hollisi) swimming near a hydrothermal vent.
A purple fish (Bythites hollisi) swimming near a hydrothermal vent.
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A purple fish (Bythites hollisi) swimming near a hydrothermal vent.
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01/11/2016
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 51, No. 1, pg. 66:
.... Species named for Alvin pilots:
In 1988, pilot Ralph Hollis captured a purple fish seen near hydrothermal vents, using a net held in Alvins manipulator arm: Bythites hollisi.
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This purple fish, Bythites hollisi, was named after Alvin pilot Ralph Hollis, who captured one in 1988 with a net held in Alvins manipulator arm. Bythites hollisi is one of many deep-sea animals first discovered by scientists aboard the submersible Alvin. These particular fish are adapted to live near hydrothermal vents, cracks in the seafloor where water heated deep beneath the surface gushes forth at temperatures sometimes exceeding 400?C (750?F). Many animals living near vents present unique traits that have re-shaped scientists' understanding of life on Earth.
Photo by WHOI Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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