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

Duckbill oceanic eel

Labichthys carinatus

Avocettina paucipora

Leptocephalus bellottii

Serrivomer schmidti

Serrivomer danae

Avocettina acuticeps

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

Black saw-toothed eel

Benthenchelys indicus

Bean's sawtooth eel

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

Labichthys yanoi

Leptocephalus congroides

Bathymyrus echinorhynchus

Serrivomer garmani

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

Saurenchelys taiwanensis

Nessorhamphus danae

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

Nemichthys larseni

Avocettina bowersii

Acromycter longipectoralis

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.

Benthenchelys pacificus

Black sawtooth eel

Dogface witch-eel

Chlopsis longidens

Crossthroat sawpalate

Order Ateleopodiformes

Parateleopus microstomus

Order Aulopiformes

Stemonosudis bullisi

Telescopefish

Sharpchin barracudina

Evermannella ahlstromi

Scopelosaurus craddocki

Japanese barracudina

Antarctic jonasfish

Lestidiops similis

Scopelarchus stephensi

Scopelarchoides danae

Macroparalepis danae

Stemonosudis intermedia

Lestidiops indopacifica

Zugmayer's pearleye

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

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

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Undistinguished sabretooth

Atlantic sabretooth

Lestidium bigelowi

Barracudina

Southern barracudina

Lestidiops pacificus

Scopelarchoides signifer

Macroparalepis nigra

Stemonosudis elegans

Barracudina

Pearleye

Stemonosudis molesta

Evermannella megalops

Scopelosaurus gibbsi

Uncisudis advena

Ahliesaurus berryi

Naked barracuda

Barracudina

Chubby pearleye

Barracudina

Longfin pearleye

Scopelarchoides kreffti

Macroparalepis longilateralis

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

Paralepis speciosa

Barracudina

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

Scopelosaurus adleri

Coccorella atrata

Lestidium prolixum

Slender barracudina

Bigfin pearleye

Scopelarchoides climax

Barracudina

Stemonosudis gracilis

Lestidiops extrema

Benthalbella elongata

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

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Scopelosaurus mauli

Paperbones

Uncisudis longirostra

Ahliesaurus brevis

White barracudina

Atlantic barracudina

Fierce pike smelt

Magnisudis indica

Strange pike smelt

Benthalbella macropinna

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Barracudina

Order Beryciformes

Slimy head

Longwing spinyfin

Hoplostethus melanopterus

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.

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Hoplostethus shubnikovi

Hoplostethus mikhailini

Flintperch

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Hoplostethus abramovi

Hoplostethus rifti

Diretmoides veriginae

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 fedorovi

Aulotrachichthys latus

Parinoberyx horridus

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Atlantic roughy

Parin's spiny fin

Hoplostethus marisrubri

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Hoplostethus confinis

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

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 metallicus

Hoplostethus fragilis

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Parmops echinatus

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

Order Carcharhiniformes

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Apristurus internatus - Reproduction is oviparous.

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.

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

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

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.

Order Cetomimiformes

Vitiaziella cubiceps

Pink flabby whalefish

Whalefish

Savage's birdsnouted whalefish

Gyrinomimus bruuni

Festive ribbonfish

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Megalomycter teevani

Cetomimus teevani

Cetichthys parini

Gyrinomimus simplex

Procetichthys kreffti

Cetomimus kerdops

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

Ataxolepis apus

Cetomimus gillii

Danacetichthys galathenus

Trunov southern cetomimid

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

Parataeniophorus brevis

Cetomimus picklei

Ditropichthys storeri

Cetichthys indagator

Gyrinomimus myersi

Ataxolepis henactis

Order Chimaeriformes

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Gal

Order Gadiformes

Patagonian codling

Finescale mora

Myers' grenadier

Gadella edelmanni

Coryphaenoides grahami

Arrowtail

Large-eye grenadier

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Kumba hebetata

Roundhead grenadier

Pugnose grenadier

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Bristly grenadier

Physiculus therosideros

Bluntnose grenadier

Physiculus nigriscens

Narrowsnout grenadier

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Dusky rattail

Echinomacrurus mollis

Threadfin grenadier

Mediterranean grenadier

Bighead mora

Slendertail grenadier

Coelorinchus vityazae

Carmine grenadier

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

Kumba musorstom

Kumba calvifrons

Muraenolepis andriashevi

Kaiwi Channel grenadier

Guttigadus nudicephalus

Physiculus roseus

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.

Nezumia cyrano

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

Doublethread grenadier

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Coryphaenoides camurus

Hymenocephalus aterrimus

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

Bathypelagic rattail

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Coelorinchus nazcaensis

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

Tripterophycis svetovidovi

Whitson's grenadier

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Parin's grenadier

Physiculus parini

Grenadier fish

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

Gadomus multifilis

Coryphaenoides microps

Globehead grenadier

Kumba punctulata

Gadella brocca

Grenadier

Hymenocephalus striatulus

Striped codlet

Kumba gymnorhynchus

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

Smallhead moray cod

Trachonurus sentipellis

Physiculus sazonovi

Blunt-nosed grenadier

Physiculus longifilis

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.

Shortbeard grenadier

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Gadomus capensis

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Laemonema melanurum

Ventrifossa paxtoni

Naked snout rattail

Squalogadus modificatus

Bighead grenadier

Hymenocephalus barbatulus

Dogtooth grenadier

Kumba maculisquama

Berry's grenadier

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

Coelorinchus trunovi

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

Fragile grenadier

Bluntsnout grenadier

Physiculus peregrinus

Bathygadus spongiceps

Order Lampriformes

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.

Regalecus russelii

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

Taper-tail ribbonfish

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.

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.

Crested oarfish

Dealfish

Southern ribbonfish

Order Lophiiformes

Oneirodes thysanema

Linophryne escaramosa

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Bufoceratias thele

Bulbous dreamer

Oneirodes alius

Short-rod anglerfish

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

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

Oneirodes sabex

Dolopichthys karsteni

Linophryne bipennata

Danaphryne nigrifilis

Linophryne andersoni

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Melanocetus eustalus

Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.

Torpedo batfish

Oneirodes pietschi

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Gigantactis longicauda

Pentherichthys venustus

Oneirodes melanocauda

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Chirophryne xenolophus

Oneirodes heteronema

Himantolophus cornifer

Gigantactis golovani

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Caulophryne polynema

Linophryne macrodon

Oneirodes cristatus

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.

Chaenophryne ramifera

Plainchin dreamarm

Rhynchactis microthrix

Linophryne densiramus

Oneirodes basili

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

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

Oneirodes theodoritissieri

Oneirodes pterurus

Dolopichthys dinema

Linophryne argyresca

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Melanocetus rossi

Lophodolos indicus

Oneirodes myrionemus

Himantolophus multifurcatus

Two-rod anglerfish

Gigantactis meadi

Gigantactis ios

Linophryne trewavasae

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 macronema

Atlantic footballfish

Acentrophryne longidens

Gigantactis gargantua

Triplewart seadevil

Linophryne pennibarbata

Caulophryne pelagica

Oneirodes flagellifer

Himantolophus brevirostris

Bulbous dreamer

Smooth dreamer

Oneirodes whitleyi

Robia legula

Linophryne indica

Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.

Bufoceratias wedli

Linophryne brevibarbata

Oneirodes anisacanthus

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

Oneirodes schistonema

Rhynchactis leptonema

Dolopichthys pullatus

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

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 .

Oneirodes plagionema

Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Oneirodes micronema

Himantolophus mauli

Gigantactis longicirra

Linophryne racemifera

Pietschichthys horridus

Oneirodes kreffti

Himantolophus crinitus

Gigantactis gracilicauda

Gigantactis balushkini

Linophryne maderensis

Oneirodes dicromischus

Himantolophus azurlucens

Linophryne digitopogon

Bufoceratias shaoi

Oneirodes bradburyae

Haplophryne triregium

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

Spiny dreamer

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

Oneirodes rosenblatti

Dolopichthys jubatus

Linophryne bicornis

Gigantactis watermani

Linophryne algibarbata

Gigantactis microdontis

Stargazing seadevil

Smooth anglerfish

Himantolophus nigricornis

Diceratias trilobus

Gigantactis kreffti

Oneirodes macrosteus

Himantolophus macroceras

Gigantactis gibbsi

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Linophryne polypogon

Caulophryne pietschi

Oneirodes haplonema

Himantolophus compressus

Linophryne lucifer

Oneirodes clarkei

Himantolophus albinares

Smooth dreamer

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Linophryne coronata

Oneirodes appendixus

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

Oneirodes schmidti

Puck pinnata

Linophryne arcturi

Gigantactis savagei

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Oneirodes posti

Pacific footballfish

Oneirodes mirus

Himantolophus melanolophus

Gigantactis macronema

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Whalehead dreamer

Gigantactis herwigi

Linophryne sexfilis

Oneirodes luetkeni

Himantolophus danae

Acentrophryne dolichonema

Gigantactis elsmani

Linophryne parini

Nightmare dreamer

Himantolophus borealis

Order Myctophiformes

Lantern fish

Broadfin lampfish

Gonichthys venetus

Andersen's lantern fish

Lampadena dea

Diaphus pallidus

Spothead lantern fish

Lanternfish

Garnet lanternfish

Nannobrachium indicum

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Lanternfish

Horned lanternfish

Diaphus lobatus

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Golden lanternfish

Longfin lanternfish

Lanternfish

Evermann's lantern fish

Popeye lampfish

Doflein's false headlightfish

Diaphus garmani

Rakery beaconlamp

Diaphus trachops

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Lanternfish

Spinycheek lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Diaphus dehaveni

Diaphus basileusi

Lampadena pontifex

Arctic telescope

Bolin's lantern fish

Nannobrachium crypticum

Electrona antarctica

Nannobrachium phyllisae

Neoscopelus microchir

Lanternfish

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Diaphus nielseni

Wisner's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Hintonia candens

Myctophum lychnobium

Lampanyctus

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Mead's lanternfish

Lobisomem

Diaphus jenseni

Lampanyctus simulator

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Benoit's lanternfish

Parvilux boschmai

Highseas lampfish

Lanternfish

Diaphus faustinoi

Brokenline lanternfish

Bigeye lanternfish

Taaning's lantern fish

Chubby flashlightfish

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Lampadena yaquinae

Lanternfish

Diaphus roei

Lanternfish

Diaphus parri

Lanternfish

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium wisneri

Diaphus antonbruuni

Blue lanternfish

Diaphus minax

Myctophum orientale

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium fernae

Laura's lantern fish

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.

Diaphus longleyi

Lampanyctus turneri

Myctophum fissunovi

Slimtail lampfish

Diaphus umbroculus

Lanternfish

Symbolophorus rufinus

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Cocco's lantern fish

Diaphus handi

Pacific blackchin

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Pig-headed lantern fish

Diaphus drachmanni

Lampanyctus hubbsi

Lanternfish

Diaphus subtilis

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Electron subantarctic

Lanternfish

Mirror lanterfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Lanternfish

Pinpoint lampfish

Slendertail lanternfish

Diaphus aliciae

Lanternfish

Diaphus ostenfeldi

Spiny lantern fish

Metelectrona ventralis

Diaphus megalops

Lantern fish

Smallfin lanternfish

Nannobrachium idostigma

Lanternfish

Taaningichthys minimus

Japanese lanternfish

Diaphus kuroshio

Longfin lampfish

Hygophum bruuni

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.

Lanternfish

Triphoturus oculeum

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Fragile lantern fish

Lanternfish

Diaphus thiollierei

Lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Diaphus dahlgreni

Spinytail lampfish

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Diaphus similis

Diaphus arabicus

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Transparent lantern fish

Nannobrachium bristori

Black lantern fish

Tarletonbeania taylori

Large-scaled lantern fish

Gonichthys barnesi

Lanternfish

Spotted laternfish

Nannobrachium gibbsi

Diaphus lucidus

Lampanyctus vadulus

Myctophum indicum

Lanternfish

Diaphus whitleyi

Lantern fish

Lanternfish

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Topside lampfish

Hudson's lanternfish

Thickhead lanternfish

Smallfin lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Diaphus ehrhorni

Lampanyctus iselinoides

Protomyctophum parallelum

Diaphus taaningi

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.

Short-headed lantern fish

Lampadena urophaos atlantica

Protomyctophum chilense

Diaphus richardsoni

Order Notacanthiformes

Halosaurus sinensis

Aldrovandia oleosa

Longnose tapirfish

Halosaur

Notacanthus indicus

Aldrovandia rostrata

Halosaurus attenuatus

Halosaurus parvipennis

Polyacanthonotus africanus

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

Halosaurus carinicauda

Bonapart's spiny eel

Order Ophidiiformes

Pelagic brotula

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Barathronus parfaiti

Barathronus bicolor

Brotulotaenia nigra

Marshall slopebrotula

Alcockia rostrata

Barathronus multidens

Gunther's cuskeel

Apagesoma delosommatus

Violet cuskeel

Bony-eared assfish

Aphyonus bolini

Barathronus unicolor

Barathronus bruuni

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Lamprogrammus niger

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

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

Barathronus pacificus

Apagesoma edentatum

Barathrites parri

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Leucobrotula adipata

Two-spined slopebrotula

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Nielsen's catetyx

Barathronus diaphanus

Order Osmeriformes

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Salmon smooth-head

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Abyssal smooth-head

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Krefft's smooth-head

Bigeye smooth-head

Maulisia acuticeps

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Leptoderma lubricum

Koefoed's smooth-head

Threadfin smooth-head

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Mentodus perforatus

Snubnose blacksmelt

Rouleina watasei

Blackhead salmon

Mentodus crassus

Bathylagus niger

Rouleina guentheri

Nansenia megalopa

Multipore searsid

Asquamiceps hjorti

Barrel-eye

Winged spookfish

Nansenia antarctica

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Searsioides multispinus

Smallscale searsid

Holtbyrnia laticauda

Elongate smooth-head

Longsnout blacksmelt

Brown slickhead

Vaillant's smooth-head

Bathytroctes inspector

Hairfin smooth-head

Mentodus longirostris

Bruce's argentine

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

California smoothtongue

Rouleina nuda

Narcetes erimelas

Binghamichthys aphos

Legless searsid

Barbantus elongatus

Bathylagus borealis

Rouleina eucla

Nansenia iberica

Bathylaco nielseni

Winteria telescopa

Werner's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Toothless smooth-head

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Shining tubeshoulder

Pygmy argentine

Koefoed's searsid

Palegold searsid

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Conocara kreffti

Leptoderma retropinna

Michael Sars smooth-head

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Bathytroctes breviceps

Mentodus eubranchus

Blackchin blacksmelt

Normichthys yahganorum

Rouleina livida

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Fanfin smooth-head

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Bluethroat argentine

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.

Bathytroctes squamosus

Starry smooth-head

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Murray's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Bighead searsid

Conocara bertelseni

Leptoderma affinis

Bathytroctes macrognathus

Threadfin slickhead

Deep-sea smelt

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

Mentodus mesalirus

Bathylagus tenuis

Bluntsnout slickhead

Narcetes lloydi

Pectinantus parini

Eared blacksmelt

Leaf searsid

Mentodus bythios

Ghost smelt

Boneythroat

Rouleina euryops

Nansenia longicauda

Normichthys herringi

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

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.

Dolichopteryx minuscula

Loosescale smooth-head

Nansenia ahlstromi

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Smallscale smooth-head

Sagamichthys gracilis

Searsioides calvala

Norman's smooth-head

Maulisia isaacsi

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Longfin smooth-head

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Fangtooth smooth-head

Agassiz' smooth-head

Bathytroctes elegans

Antillean smooth-head

Robust blacksmelt

Mentodus facilis

Pacific black smelt

Madeiran smooth-head

Nansenia tenuicauda

Palebelly searsid

Bathylagus andriashevi

Softskin smooth-head

Greenland argentine

Order Perciformes

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

New Zealand ruffe

Melanostigma orientale

Stout slipskin

Bathyclupea hoskynii

Lycodapus derjugini

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Eumegistus brevorti

Blue driftfish

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Kali normani

Plectranthias pallidus

Malakichthys barbatus

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.

Longfin fathead

Kali colubrina

Caristius groenlandicus

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Cutlassfish

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.

Paracaristius maderensis

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.

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.

Pale eelpout

Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi

Bathyclupea argentea

Barracuda cardinalfish

Pseudoscopelus altipinnis

Bothrocara nyx

Lycenchelys imamurai

Malakichthys similis

Atrobucca geniae

Kali macrodon

Sherborn's cardinalfish

Stubraker sculpin

Pseudoscopelus parini

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

African barrelfish

Midwater eelpout

Deepsea herring

Silver splitfin

Atlantic soft pout

Deepwater slipskin

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

Cocoa snapper

Pseudoscopelus stellatus

Brilliant pomfret

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.

Malakichthys levis

Escolar

Kali parri

Plectranthias parini

Kali falx

Tonga escolar

Bigmouth veilfin

Seleniolycus robertsi

Gaper

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Lycodapus microchir

Pseudoscopelus microps

Bathyclupea gracilis

Lycodapus

Pseudoscopelus aphos

Tasmanian ruffe

Trewavas croaker

Kali macrura

Black swallower

Howella zina

Melanostigma vitiazi

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Bathyclupea megaceps

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Paracaristius heemstrai

Ariommid

Melanostigma bathium

Bigtooth eelpout

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Pachycara dolichaulus

Malakichthys mochizuki

Thinlip splitfin

Plectranthias robertsi

Kali indica

Platyberyx opalescens

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

Howella parini

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.

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Order Pleuronectiformes

Deepwater sole

Bathysolea lactea

Smallmouth moonflounder

Order Polymixiiformes

Japanese beardfish

Order Saccopharyngiformes

Monognathus berteli

Saccopharynx trilobatus

Saccopharynx hjorti

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

Monognathus taningi

Monognathus nigeli

Monognathus bruuni

Saccopharynx ramosus

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

Gulper

Monognathus rosenblatti

Monognathus jesperseni

Monognathus bertini

Saccopharynx lavenbergi

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

Gulper eel

Monognathus ozawai

Monognathus herringi

Saccopharynx thalassa

Saccopharynx harrisoni

Monognathus smithi

Monognathus jesse

Monognathus boehlkei

Saccopharynx paucovertebratis

Saccopharynx berteli

Monognathus rajui

Monognathus isaacsi

Order Scorpaeniformes

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Paraliparis carlbondi

Blackmouth rockfish

Icelus mandibularis

Smalleye dwarf snailfish

Acantholiparis caecus

Squaloliparis dentatus

Sargasso dwarf snailfish

Genioliparis ferox

Paraliparis skeliphrus

Multipore dwarf snailfish

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Midwater scorpionfish

Deepwater rockfish - S.

Stein's dwarf snailfish

Gelatinous dwarf snailfish

Careproctus marginatus

Genioliparis kafanovi

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Tadpole liparid

Short-headed sculpin

Order Squaliformes

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Lantern sharks - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Cylindrical lantern shark - Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

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

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

Etmopterus dislineatus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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.

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.

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.

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Bigscale

Poromitra unicornis

Ridgehead

Melamphaes pumilus

Ridgehead

Highsnout bigscale

Gibberfish

Melamphaes hubbsi

Bigscale

Scopelogadus unispinis

Bigscale

Ridgehead

Little bigscale

Bigscale

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Melamphaes leprus

Melamphaes ebelingi

Large-headed midnight fish

Ridgehead

Scopelogadus beanii

Melamphaes macrocephalus

Melamphaes indicus

Slender bigscale

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

Ridgehead

Melamphaes polylepis

Longjaw bigscale

Malacosarcus macrostoma

Ridgehead

Melamphaes eulepis

Poromitra gibbsi

Melamphaes spinifer

Twospine bigscale

Melamphaes parini

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Melamphaes laeviceps

Order Stomiiformes

Maurolicus breviculus

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.

Leptostomias robustus

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Aristostomias polydactylus

Ichthyococcus polli

Eustomias bifilis

Scaleless dragonfish

Snaggletooth

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Eustomias ioani

Eustomias schiffi

Maurolicus stehmanni

Half-naked hatchetfish

Eustomias albibulbus

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

Photonectes parvimanus

Argyripnus iridescens

Astronesthes indicus

Bathophilus pawneei

Astronesthes kreffti

Opostomias micripnus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Scaleless dragonfish

Borostomias mononema

Cyclothone pygmaea

Eustomias gibbsi

Highfin dragonfish

Margrethia valentinae

Eustomias posti

Araiophos eastropas

Bristlemouth

Astronesthes galapagensis

Triplophos hemingi

Eustomias curtatus

Eustomias parini

Bathophilus altipinnis

Eustomias minimus

Chauliodus minimus

Alcock's boafish

Astronesthes chrysophekadion

Eustomias cancriensis

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

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.

Thysanactis dentex

Eustomias bituberoides

Gonostoma longipinnis

Scaleless dragonfish

Bigeye lightfish

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Maurolicus javanicus

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Astronesthes splendida

Snaggletooth

Leptostomias longibarba

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Aristostomias grimaldii

Lightfish

Eustomias bertelseni

Loosejaw

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Eustomias longiramis

Eustomias tetranema

Astronesthes leucopogon

Eustomias radicifilis

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

Scaleless dragonfish

Pachystomias microdon

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Pacific hatchet fish

Photonectes leucospilus

Eustomias inconstans

Polyipnus soelae

Bathophilus kingi

Astronesthes haplophos

Eustomias dispar

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

Eustomias paxtoni

Photonectes achirus

Bonapartia pedaliota

Cyclothone parapallida

Scaleless black dragonfish

Deep-water bristlemouth

Astronesthes exsul

Eustomias crossotus

Valdivia black dragon fish

Eustomias multifilis

Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish

Astronesthes trifibulatus

Stomias lampropeltis

Astronesthes quasiindicus

Astronesthes atlanticus

Eustomias bulbiramis

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias micraster

Chauliodus dentatus

Eustomias magnificus

Heterophotus ophistoma

Emperor seamount lightfish

Eustomias uniramis

Black-belly dragonfish

Loosejaw

Thorophos euryops

Eustomias bimargaritatus

Atlantic fangjaw

Astronesthes macropogon

Sladen's hatchet fish

Slim lightfish

Eustomias australensis

Photostomias atrox

Constellationfish

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

Eustomias schmidti

Sternoptyx obscura

Maurolicus walvisensis

Argyripnus pharos

Astronesthes indopacificus

Bathophilus proximus

Astronesthes lamellosus

Pitgum lanternfish

Maurolicus mucronatus

Arrow dragonfish

Photonectes caerulescens

Borostomias pacificus

Eustomias hulleyi

Odontostomias masticopogon

Polyipnus inermis

Bathophilus indicus

Eustomias problematicus

Diplophos australis

Ebeling's fangjaw

Eustomias parri

Scaleless dragonfish

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.

Cyclothone obscura

Snaggletooth

Eustomias curtifilis

Longfin dragonfish

Astronesthes decoratus

Eustomias cirritus

Melanostomias pollicifer

Eustomias monoclonoides

Chauliodus pammelas

Benttooth bristlemouth

Astronesthes tanibe

Stomias danae

Snaggletooth

Eustomias braueri

Torpedo dragonfish

Melanostomias globulifer

Eustomias mesostenus

Leptostomias multifilis

Aristostomias lunifer

Ichthyococcus parini

Eustomias bibulboides

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 macronema

Maurolicus australis

Eustomias tomentosis

Pacific astronesthid fish

Eustomias interruptus

Eustomias satterleei

Slender snaggletooth

Maurolicus rudjakovi

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.

Eustomias aequatorialis

Photonectes margarita

Photonectes albipennis

Borostomias elucens

Slender bristlemouth

Astronesthes illuminatus

Eustomias elongatus

Sonoda paucilampa

Manducus maderensis

Eustomias pinnatus

Scaleless dragonfish

Astronesthes karsteni

Sparing

Garrick

Astronesthes formosana

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Eustomias pacificus

Astronesthes

Scaly dragonfish

Astronesthes similus

Astronesthes bilobatus

Eustomias bulbornatus

Tentacle dragonfish

Eustomias micropterygius

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

Pacific blackdragon

Thorophos nexilis

Eustomias bimargaritoides

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Hatchetfish

Eustomias medusa

Maurolicus inventionis

Eustomias vitiazi

Scaly dragonfish

Astronesthes martensii

Scaleless dragonfish

Highlight hatchetfish

Pearlside

Bulldog lightfish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Photostomias goodyeari

Eustomias lanceolatus

Eustomias spherulifer

Astronesthes lampara

Scaleless dragonfish

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.

Lovely hatchetfish

Photonectes gracilis

Panama snaggletooth

Eustomias ignotus

Odontostomias micropogon

Polyipnus meteori

Bathophilus irregularis

Eustomias quadrifilis

Diplophos pacificus

Slender fangjaw

Eustomias patulus

Yellow bristlemouth

Astronesthes gudrunae

Eustomias digitatus

Bathophilus brevis

Bristlemouth

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Threelight dragonfish

Eustomias contiguus

Melanostomias stewarti

Eustomias monoclonus

Chauliodus schmidti

Astronesthes tatyanae

Stomias gracilis

Snaggletooth

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Melanostomias melanopogon

Yarrella argenteola

Eustomias metamelas

Order Tetraodontiformes

Atrophacanthus japonicus

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

Triacanthodes intermedius

Order Zeiformes

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

Neocyttus

Rosy dory

Neocyttus acanthorhynchus

Stethopristes eos

Allocyttus guineensis

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.

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.

False boarfish