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Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

The bathyal zone or bathypelagic – from Greek βαθύς , deep – is the pelagic zone that extends from a depth of 1000 to 4000 meters below the ocean surface. It lies between the mesopelagic above, and the abyssopelagic below.

Order Anguilliformes

Benthenchelys pacificus

Spotted snipe eel - The eel lives at depths of up to 2,000 m.

Black saw-toothed eel

Bean's sawtooth eel

Chlopsis longidens

Bathymyrus echinorhynchus

Narrownecked oceanic eel - The skin is scaleless and red-brown.

Acromycter longipectoralis

Leptocephalus congroides

Labichthys carinatus

Serrivomer garmani

Avocettina bowersii

Saurenchelys taiwanensis

Black serrivomerid eel - Stemonidium hypomelas is widely distributed in the Pacific Ocean and the southern Atlantic Ocean, at depths of 500-1,229 m.

Nessorhamphus danae

Nemichthys larseni

Sawtooth eel - The Samoa sawtooth eel, Serrivomer samoensis, is a sawtooth eel of the genus Serrivomer, found in the south west Pacific at depths between 500 and 2,000 m.

Black sawtooth eel

Benthenchelys indicus

Dogface witch-eel

Crossthroat sawpalate

Muddy arrowtooth eel - The muddy arrowtooth eel, Ilyophis brunneus, is a cutthroat eel, the only species in the genus Ilyophis.

Leptocephalus bellottii

Serrivomer schmidti

Serrivomer danae

Order Ateleopodiformes

Parateleopus microstomus

Order Aulopiformes

Undistinguished sabretooth

Daggertooth - The North Pacific daggertooth, Anotopterus nikparini, is a daggertooth in the family Anotopteridae.

Benthalbella elongata

Southern barracudina

Conejo de lo alto - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.

Lestidium bigelowi

Lestidiops pacificus

Uncisudis longirostra

Scopelarchoides signifer

Macroparalepis nigra

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Barracudina

Stemonosudis elegans

Fierce pike smelt

Benthalbella macropinna

Scopelosaurus gibbsi

Evermannella megalops

Naked barracuda

White barracudina

Barracudina

Macroparalepis longilateralis

Sharpchin barracudina

Barracudina

Chubby pearleye

Scopelarchoides kreffti

Ahliesaurus brevis

Hammerjaw - The large head is dominated by a massive, truncated lower jaw and large, high-set eyes.

Daggertooth - Anotopterus vorax or south ocean daggertooth is a daggertooth described in 1913 by Regan.

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Bigfin pearleye

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Stemonosudis gracilis

Atlantic sabretooth

Lestidiops extrema

Scopelarchoides climax

Lancet fish - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.

Atlantic barracudina

Uncisudis advena

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Scopelosaurus craddocki

Evermannella ahlstromi

Scopelarchus stephensi

Macroparalepis danae

Stemonosudis intermedia

Coccorella atrata

Lestidiops indopacifica

Scopelarchoides danae

Ahliesaurus berryi

Order Beryciformes

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus metallicus

Hoplostethus fragilis

Hoplostethus abramovi

Diretmoides veriginae

Parmops echinatus

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

Shorthorn fangtooth - While understandably named for their disproportionately large, fang-like teeth and unapproachable visage, fangtooths are actually quite small and harmless to humans: the larger of the two species, the common fangtooth, reaches a maximum length of just 16 centimetres ; the shortthorn fangtooth is about half this size.

Slimy head

Hoplostethus melanopterus

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Hoplostethus druzhinini

Common roughy - The sandpaper fish or common roughy, Paratrachichthys trailli, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths of between 50 and 400 m.

Parin's spiny fin

Hoplostethus shubnikovi

Hoplostethus mikhailini

Flintperch

Hoplostethus confinis

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Common fangtooth - While understandably named for their disproportionately large, fang-like teeth and unapproachable visage, fangtooths are actually quite small and harmless to humans: the larger of the two species, the common fangtooth, reaches a maximum length of just 16 centimetres ; the shortthorn fangtooth is about half this size.

Hoplostethus rifti

Slimy head

Hoplostethus fedorovi

Longwing spinyfin

Parinoberyx horridus

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Atlantic roughy

Hoplostethus marisrubri

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Aulotrachichthys latus

Order Carcharhiniformes

Spatulasnout cat shark - The spatulasnout cat shark, Apristurus platyrhynchus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 35° N and 1° N.

Saddled swellshark - In 1994, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chief researchers Peter Last and John Stevens recognized five undescribed swellsharks in Australian waters.

Apristurus australis - The pinocchio catshark, Apristurus australis, is a species of fish in the Scyliorhinidae family.

Haploblepharus kistnasamyi - This species was once considered to be the "Natal" form of the puffadder shyshark, which differed from the main "Cape" form in appearance and habitat preferences.

Black roughscale catshark - The flatnose cat shark, Apristurus acanutus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the northwest Pacific Ocean off Zhujiang, South China Sea.

Whitefin swellshark - Early specimens of the whitefin swellshark were often mistaken for the Australian swellshark or the draughtsboard shark .

Narrowbar swellshark - In 1994, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chief researchers Peter Last and John Stevens applied the provisional name Cephaloscyllium "sp.

Stout catshark - Apristurus fedorovi, or Federov's catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae.

Pale spotted catshark - The pale spotted spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m.

Fat catshark - Apristurus pinguis, the fat catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only in deep water in the East China Sea.

Springer's sawtail cat shark - The Springer's sawtail cat shark, Galeus springeri, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western central Atlantic from Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, the north coast of Hispaniola, and Cuba, at depths of between 450 and 700 m.

Australian reticulate swellshark - Once thought to be the same species as the reticulated swellshark of Vietnam and Hainan, the Australian reticulate swellshark was described as a separate species by William White and David Ebert in a 2008 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation publication.

White ghost catshark - Apristurus aphyodes, the white ghost catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in deep water in the northeast Atlantic between latitudes 57°N and 58°N.

Apristurus internatus - Reproduction is oviparous.

Order Cetomimiformes

Gyrinomimus simplex

Parataeniophorus brevis

Cetomimus picklei

Cetichthys indagator

Vitiaziella cubiceps

Pink flabby whalefish

Flabby whalefish - Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.

Whalefish

Ataxolepis henactis

Danacetichthys galathenus

Festive ribbonfish

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Cetomimus teevani

Megalomycter teevani

Trunov southern cetomimid

Cetichthys parini

Redmouth whalefish - Like the plant genus of the same name, this genus is named after Guillaume Rondelet.

Ditropichthys storeri

Gyrinomimus myersi

Procetichthys kreffti

Cetomimus kerdops

Savage's birdsnouted whalefish

Gyrinomimus bruuni

Cetomimus gillii

Ataxolepis apus

Order Chimaeriformes

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Gal

Order Gadiformes

Carmine grenadier

Trachonurus sentipellis

Physiculus sazonovi

Slendertail grenadier

Shortbeard grenadier

Javelin fish - The thorntooth grenadier or javelin fish, Lepidorhynchus denticulatus , is a rattail, the only member of the genus Lepidorhynchus, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m.

Physiculus longifilis

Laemonema melanurum

Ventrifossa paxtoni

Berry's grenadier

Hymenocephalus barbatulus

Kumba maculisquama

Guttigadus nudicephalus

Kaiwi Channel grenadier

Coelorinchus trunovi

Nezumia cyrano

Bighead grenadier - The rudis rattail, Coryphaenoides rudis, is a fish of the family Macrouridae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 600 and 2,300 m.

Goggly-eyed cod - The common mora, Mora moro, is a small deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora.

Doublethread grenadier

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Physiculus peregrinus

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Coryphaenoides camurus

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Kumba hebetata

Parin's grenadier

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Coryphaenoides microps

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

Physiculus therosideros

Physiculus nigriscens

Morid cod - The slender codling or slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii, is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus.

Narrowsnout grenadier

Bighead mora

Echinomacrurus mollis

Graceful grenadier - This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm in length.

Kumba musorstom

Coelorinchus vityazae

Kumba calvifrons

Blunt-nosed grenadier

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Muraenolepis andriashevi

Gadomus capensis

Squalogadus modificatus

Naked snout rattail

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Dogtooth grenadier

Physiculus roseus

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Bighead grenadier

Bathygadus spongiceps

Couch's whiting - Exploitation of blue whiting only started in the 1970s.

Hymenocephalus aterrimus

Kumba japonica - This fish reaches a length of up to 18 cm.

Bluntsnout grenadier

Coelorinchus nazcaensis

Bathypelagic rattail

Myers' grenadier

Tripterophycis svetovidovi

Coryphaenoides grahami

Arctic cod - It is widely distributed in the western part of the Arctic basin, also the northwest and northeast coasts of Greenland.

Striped codlet

Hymenocephalus striatulus

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Kumba punctulata

Kumba gymnorhynchus

Bluntnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Smallhead moray cod

Threadfin grenadier

Mediterranean grenadier

Order Lampriformes

Regalecus russelii

Southern ribbonfish

Scalloped ribbon fish - The scalloped ribbonfish, Zu cristatus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans, at depths down to 90 m.

Crested oarfish

Dealfish

Ribbon fish - Trachipterus trachypterus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.

Sticklebacks - It is found in deep subtropical and tropical waters around the world, living at depths during the day and making nightly vertical migrations to feed on plankton.

Taper-tail ribbonfish

Unicorn crestfish - The unicorn crestfish or unicornfish, Eumecichthys fiski, is a very rare, little-known species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae, and the only member of its genus.

Order Lophiiformes

Oneirodes pterurus

Linophryne argyresca

Caulophryne pietschi

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Gigantactis meadi

Smooth dreamer

Himantolophus multifurcatus

Oneirodes myrionemus

Lophodolos indicus

Two-rod anglerfish

Linophryne trewavasae

Gigantactis ios

Lasiognathus intermedius - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.

Atlantic footballfish

Oneirodes macronema

Oneirodes flagellifer

Triplewart seadevil

Linophryne pennibarbata

Gigantactis gargantua

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Himantolophus brevirostris

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Oneirodes anisacanthus

Rhynchactis leptonema

Oneirodes schistonema

Linophryne brevibarbata

Deepsea angler - Linophryne arborifera, or illuminated netdevil, is an anglerfish of the family Linophrynidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans at depths below 1,000 m .

Gigantactis paxtoni

Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Gigantactis longicirra

Gigantactis gracilicauda

Dolopichthys karsteni

Lasiognathus amphirhamphus - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.

Himantolophus crinitus

Oneirodes kreffti

Short-rod anglerfish

Linophryne racemifera

Gigantactis balushkini

Melanocetus eustalus

Himantolophus azurlucens

Oneirodes dicromischus

Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.

Linophryne maderensis

Spiny dreamer

Linophryne digitopogon

Pentherichthys venustus

Chirophryne xenolophus

Haplophryne triregium

Oneirodes bradburyae

Oneirodes rosenblatti

Linophryne bicornis

Acentrophryne dolichonema

Caulophryne polynema

Spiniphryne duhameli - Spiniphryne, also called spiny dreamers, is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae, containing two species.

Gigantactis watermani

Diceratias trilobus

Gigantactis microdontis

Chaenophryne ramifera

Plainchin dreamarm

Himantolophus nigricornis

Smooth anglerfish

Linophryne algibarbata

Gigantactis kreffti

Lasiognathus saccostoma - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.

Himantolophus macroceras

Oneirodes macrosteus

Melanocetus rossi

Himantolophus compressus

Oneirodes haplonema

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Linophryne polypogon

Gigantactis gibbsi

Dolopichthys dinema

Himantolophus albinares

Oneirodes clarkei

Linophryne lucifer

Horned lantern fish - The horned lantern fish occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California south to the Marquesas Islands and the Gulf of California.

Oneirodes appendixus

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Himantolophus melanolophus

Oneirodes mirus

Whalehead dreamer

Bufoceratias wedli

Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.

Gigantactis macronema

Smooth dreamer

Gigantactis herwigi

Dolopichthys pullatus

Lasiognathus beebei - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.

Blackdevil - The humpback anglerfish or blackdevil, Melanocetus johnsonii, is a deep-sea anglerfish in the family Melanocetidae, found in tropical to temperate parts of all oceans at depths of up to 2,000 meters .

Himantolophus borealis

Nightmare dreamer

Bulbous dreamer

Oneirodes thysanema

Linophryne escaramosa

Prickly dreamer - Spiniphryne, also called spiny dreamers, is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae, containing two species.

Oneirodes alius

Oneirodes sabex

Danaphryne nigrifilis

Linophryne bipennata

Acentrophryne longidens

Pietschichthys horridus

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Torpedo batfish

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Oneirodes pietschi

Linophryne andersoni

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Oneirodes melanocauda

Bufoceratias shaoi

Gigantactis longicauda

Lasiognathus waltoni - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.

Dolopichthys jubatus

Himantolophus cornifer

Oneirodes heteronema

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Gigantactis golovani

Stargazing seadevil

Prickly anglerfish - The prickly anglerfish, Himantolophus appelii, is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans , in deep water.

Oneirodes cristatus

Linophryne macrodon

Oneirodes theodoritissieri

Linophryne densiramus

Haplophryne mollis - Some anglerfishes of the superfamily Ceratioidei employ an unusual mating method.

Oneirodes basili

Rhynchactis microthrix

Order Myctophiformes

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Lobisomem

Diaphus jenseni

Nannobrachium bristori

Diaphus faustinoi

Spotted laternfish

Taaning's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Tarletonbeania taylori

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Nannobrachium wisneri

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Lanternfish

Lampanyctus iselinoides

Protomyctophum parallelum

Smallfin lanternfish

Thickhead lanternfish

Lampadena urophaos atlantica

Protomyctophum chilense

Electrona paucirastra - Electrona paucirastra is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found around the globe in the southern hemisphere between 35° S and 48° S.

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Slendertail lanternfish

Rakery beaconlamp

Evermann's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Spinycheek lanternfish

Diaphus megalops

Nannobrachium idostigma

Nannobrachium crypticum

Wisner's lantern fish

Diaphus thiollierei

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Lanternfish

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Diaphus dahlgreni

Myctophum lychnobium

Diaphus similis

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Lampanyctus simulator

Lanternfish

Diaphus arabicus

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Transparent lantern fish

Large-scaled lantern fish

Brokenline lanternfish

Chubby flashlightfish

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Blue lanternfish

Diaphus ehrhorni

Myctophum orientale

Short-headed lantern fish

Myctophum fissunovi

Diaphus richardsoni

Warming's lantern fish - Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m during the day and between 20 and 200 m at night.

Lampanyctus turneri

Symbolophorus rufinus

Andersen's lantern fish

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Spothead lantern fish

Nannobrachium indicum

Pig-headed lantern fish

Diaphus lobatus

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Longfin lanternfish

Mirror lanterfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Electron subantarctic

Diaphus garmani

Doflein's false headlightfish

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Metelectrona ventralis

Taaningichthys minimus

Diaphus basileusi

Lanternfish

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Lanternfish

Hygophum bruuni

Diaphus nielseni

Nannobrachium phyllisae

Lanternfish

Neoscopelus microchir

Lanternfish

Barnards lanternfishes - Symbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m.

Triphoturus oculeum

Order Notacanthiformes

Halosaur

Notacanthus indicus

Aldrovandia gracilis - Aldrovandia gracilis is a species of fish in the Halosauridae family.

Halosaurus attenuatus

Longnose tapirfish

Halosaurus parvipennis

Aldrovandia oleosa

Halosaurus carinicauda

Bonapart's spiny eel

Halosaurus sinensis

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Aldrovandia rostrata

Order Ophidiiformes

Bony-eared assfish

Barathronus multidens

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Two-spined slopebrotula

Gunther's cuskeel

Apagesoma delosommatus

Abyssobrotula galatheae - Though uncommon, this species is known from the tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans.

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Aphyonus bolini

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

Barathronus pacificus

Brotulotaenia nigra

Barathrites parri

Marshall slopebrotula

Apagesoma edentatum

Barathronus diaphanus

Leucobrotula adipata

Violet cuskeel

Alcockia rostrata

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Barathronus parfaiti

Barathronus bicolor

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Lamprogrammus niger

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Order Osmeriformes

Barbantus elongatus

Vaillant's smooth-head

Bathylagus borealis

Loosescale smooth-head

Bathylaco nielseni

Northern smooth-tongue - The Northen smoothtongue is a type of deepwater fish that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres .

Argentine - Argentina striata is a species of fish in the Argentinidae family.

Narcetes erimelas

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Longfin smooth-head

Rouleina nuda

Norman's smooth-head

Smallscale smooth-head

Rouleina eucla

Bathytroctes elegans

Nansenia iberica

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Robust blacksmelt

Antillean smooth-head

Mentodus facilis

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Koefoed's searsid

Palegold searsid

Pygmy argentine

Leptoderma retropinna

Blackchin blacksmelt

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Shining tubeshoulder

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Salmon smooth-head

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Normichthys yahganorum

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Threadfin smooth-head

Rouleina livida

Koefoed's smooth-head

Bluethroat argentine

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Mentodus perforatus

Mentodus crassus

Bathylagus tenuis

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Leptoderma affinis

Ghost smelt

Bighead searsid

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Boneythroat

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Bathytroctes inspector

Pacific barreleye - Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. M.

Nansenia longicauda

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Normichthys herringi

Dolichopteryx minuscula

Mentodus longirostris

Fangtooth smooth-head

Mirrorbelly - The 'mirrorbelly' or 'barreleye' is a barreleye of the genus Opisthoproctus, is found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 200 to 2,000 m.

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Sagamichthys gracilis

Bathylagus andriashevi

Palebelly searsid

Agassiz' smooth-head

Toothless smooth-head

Michael Sars smooth-head

Bathytroctes breviceps

Greenland argentine

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Maulisia acuticeps

Leptoderma lubricum

Bathylagus niger

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

Bluntsnout smooth-head - The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m.

Rouleina watasei

Bathytroctes squamosus

Bathytroctes macrognathus

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Pectinantus parini

Searsioides multispinus

California smoothtongue

Order Perciformes

Howella zina

Lycenchelys imamurai

Barracuda cardinalfish

Malakichthys similis

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Melanostigma vitiazi

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Melanostigma bathium

Deepsea herring

Paracaristius heemstrai

Pachycara dolichaulus

Plectranthias robertsi

Blackfish - The rudderfish, Centrolophus niger , is a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.

Kali indica

Platyberyx opalescens

Pseudoscopelus stellatus

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

Melanostigma orientale

Malakichthys levis

Escolar

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Bathyclupea gracilis

Seleniolycus robertsi

Plectranthias pallidus

Ericandersonia sagamia - Ericandersonia sagamia is a newly-described eelpout of the family Zoarcidae, found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m.

Lycodapus

Kali colubrina

Caristius groenlandicus

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Paracaristius maderensis

Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi

Limp eelpout - The limp eelpout, Melanostigma gelatinosum, is an eelpout, of the genus Melanostigma, found in all oceans at depths of between 50 and 2,500 m.

Squaretail - The smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri, is a squaretail of the genus Tetragonurus found in all tropical and temperate oceans of the world, at depths up to 800 m.

Bathyclupea megaceps

Pseudoscopelus altipinnis

Bothrocara nyx

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Bigtooth eelpout

Kali macrodon

Sherborn's cardinalfish

Pseudoscopelus parini

Midwater eelpout

Fan-tailed rag-fish - The ragfish body is scaleless and limp, both because of the cartilaginous skeleton, as well as its flabby muscles.

Malakichthys mochizuki

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

Atlantic soft pout

Bathyclupea hoskynii

Cocoa snapper

White warehou - The white warehou, Seriolella caerulea, is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found in the southern Pacific and southern Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 500 and 800 m.

Eyebrow - The bluefin driftfish or scissortail, Psenes pellucidus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Psenes, found in all the world's oceans at depths down to 1,000 m.

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Tonga escolar

Malakichthys barbatus

Pseudoscopelus microps

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Pseudoscopelus aphos

Bathyclupea argentea

Longfin fathead

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Rosenblattia robusta - Rosenblattia robusta is a species of deepwater cardinalfish, the only member of the genus Rosenblattia, found around the world in southern temperate waters.

Bobtail eel - The bobtail snipe eels are two species of deep-sea fishes in the family Cyematidae, one only in each of two genera.

Saccopharynx lavenbergi

Saccopharynx thalassa

Monognathus nigeli

Saccopharynx harrisoni

Monognathus bruuni

Pelican eel - The pelican eel's most notable feature is its enormous mouth, much larger than its body.

Monognathus rosenblatti

Saccopharynx paucovertebratis

Monognathus jesperseni

Saccopharynx berteli

Monognathus bertini

Saccopharynx trilobatus

Monognathus ozawai

Neocyema erythrosoma - The bobtail snipe eels are two species of deep-sea fishes in the family Cyematidae, one only in each of two genera.

Saccopharynx hjorti

Monognathus herringi

Monognathus smithi

Order Scorpaeniformes

Careproctus marginatus

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Genioliparis ferox

Paraliparis carlbondi

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Icelus mandibularis

Deepwater rockfish - S.

Smalleye dwarf snailfish

Sargasso dwarf snailfish

Genioliparis kafanovi

Acantholiparis caecus

Paraliparis skeliphrus

Tadpole liparid

Short-headed sculpin

Blackmouth rockfish

Multipore dwarf snailfish

Midwater scorpionfish

Stein's dwarf snailfish

Squaloliparis dentatus

Gelatinous dwarf snailfish

Order Squaliformes

Whitetail dogfish - The whitetail dogfish is a rare species known only from a few specimens taken by tuna longliners and trawlers.

Largetooth cookie-cutter shark - The largetooth cookiecutter shark was originally described by New Zealand ichthyologist Jack Garrick and American shark expert Stewart Springer, in a 1964 issue of the scientific journal Copeia.

Pygmy shark - Pygmy sharks are ovoviviparous and produce about 8 young in each litter.

Dwarf lantern shark - American ichthyologists Stewart Springer and George H.

Spined pygmy shark - The spined pygmy shark, Squaliolus laticaudus, is a species of dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae found widely in all oceans.

Etmopterus caudistigmus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Cigar shark - The cookiecutter shark , also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae.

Lantern sharks - Japanese ichthyologists Shigeru Shirai and Hiroyuki Tachikawa described the blurred lanternshark in a 1993 article in the scientific journal Copeia, as part of a taxonomic revision of the Etmopterus pusillus species group.

Azores dogfish - The Azores dogfish, Scymnodalatias garricki, is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae.

Rasptooth dogfish - The rasptooth dogfish, Miroscyllium sheikoi, is a dogfish, the only species in the genus Miroscyllium, found on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the northwest Pacific Ocean at depths of 360 m.

Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - The false lanternshark, Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Pacific from the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Ridge off New Caledonia.

Etmopterus dianthus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Japanese velvet dogfish - The Japanese velvet dogfish, Zameus ichiharai, is a harmless deepwater sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the northwest Pacific from Suruga Bay and adjacent waters of Japan at depths of between 500 and 800 m.

Isistius labialis - Reproduction is aplacental viviparity in the same way as great white sharks.

Lantern sharks - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Cylindrical lantern shark - Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

Knifetooth dogfish - The knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m.

Pocket shark - The pocket shark is a very poorly known deepwater shark recorded from the Nazca Submarine Ridge off northern Chile.

Granular dogfish - The granular dogfish has no anal fin, two dorsal spines with the second one much larger than the first, a large second dorsal fin, a long abdomen, small pectoral and pelvic fins, a large eye, prominent nostrils and spiracles, and brownish-black coloration.

Etmopterus dislineatus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Ridgehead

Bigscale

Melamphaes eulepis

Scopelogadus unispinis

Malacosarcus macrostoma

Large-headed midnight fish

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Ridgehead

Melamphaes macrocephalus

Melamphaes indicus

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Ridgehead

Yawning - The yawning, Poromitra oscitans, is a fish of the family Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific region.

Order Stomiiformes

Astronesthes bilobatus

Eustomias bulbornatus

Tentacle dragonfish

Astronesthes tanibe

Eustomias micropterygius

Scaleless dragonfish

Diplophos rebainsi - Diplophos rebainsi is a bristlemouth of the family Gonostomatidae, found in the south-east and west Pacific, and the South Atlantic oceans.

Pacific viperfish - Pacific viperfish can be characterized by its large mouth, long fang-like teeth and long dorsal fin ray .

Scaly dragonfish

Hatchet fish - The Giant Hatchetfish or Greater Silver Hatchetfish a marine hatchetfish of the genus Argyropelecus, is found in every ocean except the north Pacific in deep tropical and subtropical waters.

Scaly dragonfish

Eustomias bimargaritoides

Thorophos nexilis

Snaggletooth

Cyclothone parapallida

Eustomias spherulifer

Bulldog lightfish

Photostomias goodyeari

Pearlside

Highlight hatchetfish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Pacific astronesthid fish

Deep-water bristlemouth

Eustomias lanceolatus

Astronesthes karsteni

Eustomias ignotus

Eustomias quadrifilis

Panama snaggletooth

Photonectes gracilis

Polyipnus meteori

Pearlsides - Mueller's Pearlside or Mueller's Bristle-mouth Fish, Maurolicus muelleri, a marine hatchetfish of the genus Maurolicus, is found in deep tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans, from the surface to depths of 1,500 m.

Bathophilus proximus

Atlantic fangjaw

Bathophilus indicus

Heterophotus ophistoma

Astronesthes gudrunae

Eustomias digitatus

Eustomias patulus

Emperor seamount lightfish

Chauliodus schmidti

Longfin dragonfish

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Eustomias contiguus

Melanostomias stewarti

Threelight dragonfish

Odontostomias masticopogon

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias bifilis

Astronesthes martensii

Cyclothone obscura

Scaleless dragonfish

Eustomias trewavasae - Eustomias trewavasae is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans at depths down to 1,500 m.

Benttooth bristlemouth

Eustomias ioani

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Eustomias schiffi

Photonectes parvimanus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Leptostomias multifilis

Astronesthes galapagensis

Aristostomias polydactylus

Chauliodus minimus

Alcock's boafish

Astronesthes chrysophekadion

Slender snaggletooth

Eustomias cancriensis

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

Astronesthes tatyanae

Eustomias minimus

Black dragonfish - Idiacanthus atlanticus is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found circumglobally in southern subtropical and temperate oceans between latitudes 25°S and 60°S, at depths down to 2,000 m.

Manducus maderensis

Sonoda paucilampa

Half-naked hatchetfish

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Eustomias bituberoides

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Bigeye lightfish

Argyripnus iridescens

Eustomias longiramis

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Eustomias tetranema

Lightfish

Loosejaw

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Pachystomias microdon

Eustomias radicifilis

Photonectes leucospilus

Polyipnus soelae

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Stareye lightfish - The stareye lightfish is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys.

Maurolicus inventionis

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Bathophilus irregularis

Astronesthes haplophos

Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish

Valdivia black dragon fish

Eustomias multifilis

Aristostomias grimaldii

Eustomias bulbiramis

Melanostomias melanopogon

Astronesthes splendida

Odontostomias micropogon

Astronesthes atlanticus

Pacific hatchet fish

Black-belly dragonfish

Eustomias bimargaritatus

Maurolicus walvisensis

Sternoptyx obscura

Eustomias australensis

Astronesthes leucopogon

Bristlemouth

Eustomias jimcraddocki - Eustomias jimcraddocki is a species of abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found in the western North Atlantic.

Constellationfish

Eustomias schmidti

Astronesthes indopacificus

Pitgum lanternfish

Eustomias problematicus

Borostomias pacificus

Photonectes caerulescens

Polyipnus inermis

Maurolicus mucronatus

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Leptostomias robustus

Eustomias curtifilis

Eustomias parri

Hatchetfish - Phosichthys argenteus, a lightfish and the only member of the genus Phosichthys, is found in deep subtropical waters of all oceans, from depths of 500 to 2,000 m.

Maurolicus breviculus

Scaleless dragonfish

Loosejaw

Smallhead snaggletooth - The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.

Chauliodus pammelas

Bathophilus altipinnis

Astronesthes decoratus

Eustomias cirritus

Melanostomias pollicifer

Astronesthes trifibulatus

Eustomias monoclonoides

Sladen's hatchet fish

Astronesthes quasiindicus

Argyripnus pharos

Margrethia valentinae

Stomias danae

Eustomias braueri

Melanostomias globulifer

Cyclothone pygmaea

Eustomias mesostenus

Astronesthes macropogon

Bristlemouth

Eustomias macronema

Oceanic lightfish - The oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria, a lightfish of the genus Vinciguerria, is found in all deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 20 to 5,000 m.

Eustomias tomentosis

Ichthyococcus parini

Eustomias bibulboides

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Eustomias aequatorialis

Astronesthes lamellosus

Eustomias interruptus

Eustomias satterleei

Photonectes margarita

Maurolicus javanicus

Gonostoma longipinnis

Bathophilus kingi

Astronesthes illuminatus

Eustomias elongatus

Eustomias pinnatus

Borostomias elucens

Photonectes albipennis

Eustomias pacificus

Scaleless black dragonfish

Astronesthes formosana

Leptostomias longibarba

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Aristostomias lunifer

Order Tetraodontiformes

Sharpfin sunfish - The sharptail mola, Masturus lanceolatus, is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters.

Atrophacanthus japonicus

Triacanthodes intermedius

Order Zeiformes

Rosy dory

Elongate dory - The elongate dory, Zenion leptolepis, is a dory, in the genus Zenion, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand at depths of between 350 and 700 m.

Neocyttus

Neocyttus acanthorhynchus

Spiky oreo - The spiky oreo, Neocyttus rhomboidalis, is an oreo of the genus Neocyttus, found in all southern oceans at depths of between 200 and 1,300 m.

Allocyttus guineensis

False boarfish

Stethopristes eos

Black oreo - The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.

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Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

Order Anguilliformes

Order Ateleopodiformes

Order Aulopiformes

Order Beryciformes

Order Carcharhiniformes

Order Cetomimiformes

Order Chimaeriformes

Order Gadiformes

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Order Lophiiformes

Order Myctophiformes

Order Notacanthiformes

Order Ophidiiformes

Order Osmeriformes

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Order Scorpaeniformes

Order Squaliformes

Order Stephanoberyciformes

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