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
Leptocephalus bellottii
Serrivomer schmidti
Serrivomer danae
Avocettina acuticeps
Acromycter longipectoralis
Spotted snipe eel - The eel lives at depths of up to 2,000 m.
Black saw-toothed eel
Benthenchelys indicus
Bean's sawtooth eel
Bathymyrus echinorhynchus
Narrownecked oceanic eel - The skin is scaleless and red-brown.
Labichthys yanoi
Leptocephalus congroides
Serrivomer garmani
Muddy arrowtooth eel - The muddy arrowtooth eel, Ilyophis brunneus, is a cutthroat eel, the only species in the genus Ilyophis.
Avocettina bowersii
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
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
Avocettina paucipora
Order Ateleopodiformes
Parateleopus microstomus
Order Aulopiformes
Stemonosudis bullisi
Telescopefish
Ahliesaurus berryi
Evermannella ahlstromi
Sharpchin barracudina
Scopelosaurus craddocki
Japanese barracudina
Antarctic jonasfish
Lestidiops similis
Scopelarchus stephensi
Scopelarchoides danae
Daggertooth - Anotopterus vorax or south ocean daggertooth is a daggertooth described in 1913 by Regan.
Macroparalepis danae
Stemonosudis intermedia
Lestidiops indopacifica
Zugmayer's pearleye
Stemonosudis siliquiventer
Uncisudis posteropelvis
Undistinguished sabretooth
Atlantic sabretooth
Lestidium bigelowi
Barracudina
Southern barracudina
Lestidiops pacificus
Scopelarchoides signifer
Macroparalepis nigra
Stemonosudis elegans
Barracudina
Pearleye
Lancet fish - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Ahliesaurus brevis
White barracudina
Evermannella megalops
Stemonosudis molesta
Scopelosaurus gibbsi
Uncisudis advena
Naked barracuda
Barracudina
Barracudina
Longfin pearleye
Chubby pearleye
Scopelarchoides kreffti
Macroparalepis longilateralis
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
Daggertooth - The North Pacific daggertooth, Anotopterus nikparini, is a daggertooth in the family Anotopteridae.
Barracudina
Stemonosudis gracilis
Lestidiops extrema
Benthalbella elongata
Conejo de lo alto - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Dolichosudis fuliginosa
Stemonosudis rothschildi
Paperbones
Scopelosaurus mauli
Uncisudis longirostra
Atlantic barracudina
Fierce pike smelt
Magnisudis indica
Strange pike smelt
Benthalbella macropinna
Scopelarchoides nicholsi
Barracudina
Order Beryciformes
Slimy head
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.
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
Aulotrachichthys latus
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.
Diretmoides veriginae
Slimy head
Hoplostethus fedorovi
Parinoberyx horridus
Hoplostethus tenebricus
Atlantic roughy
Parin's spiny fin
Hoplostethus marisrubri
Paratrachichthys sajademalensis
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
Hoplostethus confinis
Hoplostethus rubellopterus
Hoplostethus metallicus
Hoplostethus fragilis
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.
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.
Whitefin swellshark - Early specimens of the whitefin swellshark were often mistaken for the Australian swellshark or the draughtsboard shark .
Apristurus internatus - Reproduction is oviparous.
Narrowbar swellshark - In 1994, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chief researchers Peter Last and John Stevens applied the provisional name Cephaloscyllium "sp.
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.
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.
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.
Stout catshark - Apristurus fedorovi, or Federov's catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
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.
Saddled swellshark - In 1994, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chief researchers Peter Last and John Stevens recognized five undescribed swellsharks in Australian waters.
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.
Order Cetomimiformes
Pink flabby whalefish
Vitiaziella cubiceps
Whalefish
Savage's birdsnouted whalefish
Gyrinomimus bruuni
Festive ribbonfish
Parataeniophorus gulosus
Megalomycter teevani
Cetomimus teevani
Cetichthys parini
Gyrinomimus simplex
Procetichthys kreffti
Ataxolepis apus
Cetomimus kerdops
Flabby whalefish - Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.
Cetomimus gillii
Danacetichthys galathenus
Trunov southern cetomimid
Parataeniophorus brevis
Redmouth whalefish - Like the plant genus of the same name, this genus is named after Guillaume Rondelet.
Ataxolepis henactis
Cetomimus picklei
Ditropichthys storeri
Cetichthys indagator
Gyrinomimus myersi
Order Chimaeriformes
Hydrolagus lusitanicus
Gal
Order Gadiformes
Patagonian codling
Myers' grenadier
Gadella edelmanni
Coryphaenoides grahami
Arrowtail
Arctic cod - It is widely distributed in the western part of the Arctic basin, also the northwest and northeast coasts of Greenland.
Large-eye grenadier
Hymenocephalus antraeus
Kumba hebetata
Roundhead grenadier
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus
Pugnose grenadier
Dusky rattail
Macrouroides inflaticeps
Physiculus therosideros
Bristly grenadier
Physiculus nigriscens
Bluntnose grenadier
Narrowsnout grenadier
Coryphaenoides spinulosus
Threadfin grenadier
Mediterranean grenadier
Echinomacrurus mollis
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
Physiculus roseus
Guttigadus nudicephalus
Kaiwi Channel grenadier
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
Bathypelagic rattail
Kumba japonica - This fish reaches a length of up to 18 cm.
Coelorinchus nazcaensis
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
Grenadier fish
Tripterophycis svetovidovi
Fragile grenadier
Whitson's grenadier
Finescale mora
Coryphaenoides striaturus
Physiculus parini
Parin's grenadier
Gadomus multifilis
Coryphaenoides microps
Rhynchogadus hepaticus
Globehead grenadier
Kumba punctulata
Gadella brocca
Grenadier
Hymenocephalus striatulus
Striped codlet
Morid cod - The slender codling or slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii, is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus.
Kumba gymnorhynchus
Smallhead moray cod
Physiculus sazonovi
Trachonurus sentipellis
Physiculus longifilis
Blunt-nosed 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.
Shortbeard grenadier
Coryphaenoides semiscaber
Gadomus capensis
Coryphaenoides mcmillani
Naked snout rattail
Laemonema melanurum
Ventrifossa paxtoni
Squalogadus modificatus
Bighead grenadier
Hymenocephalus barbatulus
Dogtooth grenadier
Berry's grenadier
Kumba maculisquama
Sturgeon-like grenadier fish
Coelorinchus trunovi
Sphagemacrurus richardi
Goggly-eyed cod - The common mora, Mora moro, is a small deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora.
Bathygadus spongiceps
Physiculus peregrinus
Bluntsnout grenadier
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
Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.
Linophryne escaramosa
Bufoceratias thele
Bulbous dreamer
Short-rod anglerfish
Oneirodes alius
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
Melanocetus eustalus
Gigantactis microphthalmus
Torpedo batfish
Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.
Himantolophus paucifilosus
Oneirodes pietschi
Pentherichthys venustus
Gigantactis longicauda
Himantolophus macroceratoides
Chirophryne xenolophus
Oneirodes melanocauda
Himantolophus cornifer
Oneirodes heteronema
Gigantactis golovani
Linophryne quinqueramosa
Caulophryne polynema
Linophryne macrodon
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
Oneirodes cristatus
Plainchin dreamarm
Rhynchactis microthrix
Linophryne densiramus
Haplophryne mollis - Some anglerfishes of the superfamily Ceratioidei employ an unusual mating method.
Oneirodes basili
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
Melanocetus rossi
Cosmopolitan whipnose
Lophodolos indicus
Himantolophus multifurcatus
Two-rod anglerfish
Oneirodes myrionemus
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.
Atlantic footballfish
Oneirodes macronema
Gigantactis gargantua
Triplewart seadevil
Linophryne pennibarbata
Caulophryne pelagica
Himantolophus brevirostris
Oneirodes flagellifer
Smooth dreamer
Bulbous dreamer
Oneirodes whitleyi
Robia legula
Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.
Linophryne indica
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
Dolopichthys pullatus
Rhynchactis leptonema
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 .
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 .
Gigantactis paxtoni
Himantolophus pseudalbinares
Oneirodes plagionema
Himantolophus mauli
Oneirodes micronema
Gigantactis longicirra
Acentrophryne dolichonema
Pietschichthys horridus
Linophryne racemifera
Himantolophus crinitus
Oneirodes kreffti
Gigantactis gracilicauda
Gigantactis balushkini
Linophryne maderensis
Himantolophus azurlucens
Oneirodes dicromischus
Linophryne digitopogon
Bufoceratias shaoi
Haplophryne triregium
Oneirodes bradburyae
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
Himantolophus nigricornis
Diceratias trilobus
Smooth anglerfish
Gigantactis kreffti
Himantolophus macroceras
Oneirodes macrosteus
Gigantactis gibbsi
Ctenochirichthys longimanus
Linophryne polypogon
Caulophryne pietschi
Himantolophus compressus
Oneirodes haplonema
Linophryne lucifer
Himantolophus albinares
Smooth dreamer
Oneirodes clarkei
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
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Gigantactis savagei
Pacific footballfish
Oneirodes posti
Himantolophus melanolophus
Oneirodes mirus
Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.
Gigantactis macronema
Acentrophryne longidens
Whalehead dreamer
Gigantactis herwigi
Linophryne sexfilis
Himantolophus danae
Oneirodes luetkeni
Gigantactis elsmani
Linophryne parini
Himantolophus borealis
Nightmare dreamer
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
Diaphus lobatus
Horned lanternfish
Golden lanternfish
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
Longfin lanternfish
Lanternfish
Popeye lampfish
Evermann's lantern fish
Doflein's false headlightfish
Diaphus garmani
Rakery beaconlamp
Diaphus trachops
Protomyctophum luciferum
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Spinycheek lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus fraseri
Diaphus dehaveni
Diaphus basileusi
Arctic telescope
Lampadena pontifex
Bolin's lantern fish
Nannobrachium crypticum
Electrona antarctica
Nannobrachium phyllisae
Lanternfish
Gilbert's large lantern fish
Neoscopelus microchir
Diaphus nielseni
Wisner's lantern fish
Myctophum lychnobium
Hintonia candens
Lanternfish
Lampanyctus
Metelectrona ahlstromi
Mead's lanternfish
Diaphus jenseni
Lobisomem
Lampanyctus simulator
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Lanternfish
Parvilux boschmai
Benoit's lanternfish
Lanternfish
Diaphus faustinoi
Highseas lampfish
Bigeye lanternfish
Brokenline lanternfish
Taaning's lantern fish
Chubby flashlightfish
Golden-nosed lantern fish
Lanternfish
Lampadena yaquinae
Diaphus roei
Lanternfish
Diaphus parri
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Nannobrachium wisneri
Diaphus antonbruuni
Blue lanternfish
Diaphus minax
Myctophum orientale
Lanternfish
Nannobrachium fernae
Laura's lantern fish
Diaphus longleyi
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.
Myctophum fissunovi
Lampanyctus turneri
Slimtail lampfish
Diaphus umbroculus
Lanternfish
Bolinichthys nikolayi
Symbolophorus rufinus
Cocco's lantern fish
Diaphus handi
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides
Diaphus drachmanni
Pig-headed lantern fish
Pacific blackchin
Lanternfish
Lampanyctus hubbsi
Diaphus subtilis
Skinnycheek lanternfish
Electron subantarctic
Lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
Mirror lanterfish
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
Diaphus kuroshio
Japanese lanternfish
Longfin lampfish
Hygophum bruuni
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.
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus
Fragile lantern fish
Triphoturus oculeum
Lanternfish
Diaphus thiollierei
Lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus braueri
Diaphus dahlgreni
Protomyctophum gemmatum
Spinytail lampfish
Diaphus similis
Diaphus arabicus
Protomyctophum andriashevi
Lanternfish
Transparent lantern fish
Nannobrachium bristori
Black lantern fish
Gonichthys barnesi
Tarletonbeania taylori
Large-scaled lantern fish
Lanternfish
Spotted laternfish
Nannobrachium gibbsi
Diaphus lucidus
Myctophum indicum
Lampanyctus vadulus
Lanternfish
Diaphus whitleyi
Lantern fish
Lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni
Hudson's lanternfish
Topside lampfish
Thickhead lanternfish
Smallfin lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus microlampas
Diaphus ehrhorni
Protomyctophum parallelum
Lampanyctus iselinoides
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
Protomyctophum chilense
Lampadena urophaos atlantica
Diaphus richardsoni
Order Notacanthiformes
Aldrovandia rostrata
Halosaurus sinensis
Longnose tapirfish
Aldrovandia gracilis - Aldrovandia gracilis is a species of fish in the Halosauridae family.
Halosaur
Notacanthus indicus
Halosaurus attenuatus
Aldrovandia oleosa
Halosaurus parvipennis
Polyacanthonotus africanus
Halosaurus carinicauda
Bonapart's spiny eel
Order Ophidiiformes
Pelagic brotula
Parabrotula tanseimaru
Brotulotaenia brevicauda
Barathronus parfaiti
Bony-eared assfish
Barathronus bicolor
Aphyonus bolini
Brotulotaenia nigra
Barathronus multidens
Marshall slopebrotula
Abyssobrotula galatheae - Though uncommon, this species is known from the tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans.
Apagesoma edentatum
Gunther's cuskeel
Violet cuskeel
Barathronus unicolor
Barathronus bruuni
Aphyonus brevidorsalis
Thalassobathia nelsoni
Bassozetus zenkevitchi
Lamprogrammus niger
Parabrotula plagiophthalmus
Barathronus pacificus
Barathrites parri
Brotulotaenia nielseni
Alcockia rostrata
Leucobrotula adipata
Barathronus diaphanus
Two-spined slopebrotula
Apagesoma delosommatus
Nielsen's catetyx
Order Osmeriformes
Holtbyrnia ophiocephala
Dolichopteryx binocularis
Snubnose blacksmelt
Salmon smooth-head
Bathytroctes zugmayeri
Abyssal smooth-head
Krefft's smooth-head
Maulisia acuticeps
Holtbyrnia conocephala
Bathylagus niger
Fiolenti's smooth-head
Leptoderma lubricum
Koefoed's smooth-head
Threadfin smooth-head
Dolichopteryx rostrata
Mentodus perforatus
Bathylagichthys longipinnis
Rouleina watasei
Blackhead salmon
Mentodus crassus
Fanfin smooth-head
Rouleina guentheri
Nansenia megalopa
Brown slickhead
Multipore searsid
Winged spookfish
Barrel-eye
Nansenia antarctica
Bathytroctes pappenheimi
Schnakenbeck's searsid
Searsioides multispinus
Smallscale searsid
Holtbyrnia laticauda
Longsnout blacksmelt
California smoothtongue
Elongate smooth-head
Argentine - Argentina striata is a species of fish in the Argentinidae family.
Bathylagus borealis
Vaillant's smooth-head
Bathytroctes inspector
Hairfin smooth-head
Barbantus elongatus
Mentodus longirostris
Bathylaco nielseni
Northern smooth-tongue - The Northen smoothtongue is a type of deepwater fish that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres .
Binghamichthys aphos
Rouleina nuda
Narcetes erimelas
Legless searsid
Bajacalifornia microstoma
Asquamiceps caeruleus
Rouleina eucla
Nansenia iberica
Bajacalifornia aequatoris
Winteria telescopa
Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus
Werner's smooth-head
Toothless smooth-head
Pygmy argentine
Shining tubeshoulder
Koefoed's searsid
Palegold searsid
Teardrop tubeshoulder
Blackchin blacksmelt
Conocara kreffti
Leptoderma retropinna
Michael Sars smooth-head
Dolichopteryx trunovi
Bathytroctes breviceps
Bathylagoides argyrogaster
Mentodus eubranchus
Bajacalifornia erimoensis
Normichthys yahganorum
Rouleina livida
Nansenia sanrikuensis
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
Dolichopteryx anascopa
Bathylagus tenuis
Murray's smooth-head
Matsuichthys aequipinnis
Bighead searsid
Ghost smelt
Conocara bertelseni
Leptoderma affinis
Bathytroctes macrognathus
Deep-sea smelt
Threadfin slickhead
Mentodus mesalirus
Boneythroat
Pectinantus parini
Bluntsnout slickhead
Narcetes lloydi
Leaf searsid
Eared blacksmelt
Mentodus bythios
Asquamiceps hjorti
Rouleina euryops
Nansenia longicauda
Bajacalifornia arcylepis
Normichthys herringi
Pacific barreleye - Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. M.
Dolichopteryx minuscula
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.
Loosescale smooth-head
Nansenia ahlstromi
Smallscale smooth-head
Sagamichthys gracilis
Norman's smooth-head
Searsioides calvala
Maulisia isaacsi
Holtbyrnia intermedia
Pacific black smelt
Longfin smooth-head
Bruce's argentine
Agassiz' smooth-head
Bathytroctes elegans
Antillean smooth-head
Palebelly searsid
Robust blacksmelt
Bathylagus andriashevi
Mentodus facilis
Madeiran smooth-head
Nansenia tenuicauda
Bigeye smooth-head
Softskin smooth-head
Greenland argentine
Order Perciformes
Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons
Melanostigma orientale
New Zealand ruffe
Stout slipskin
Lycodapus derjugini
Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens
Pseudoscopelus scutatus
Eumegistus brevorti
Blue driftfish
Plectranthias pallidus
Kali normani
Malakichthys barbatus
Bathyclupea argentea
Longfin fathead
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.
Kali colubrina
Caristius groenlandicus
Seleniolycus pectoralis
Pseudoscopelus sagamianus
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
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.
Atrobucca geniae
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.
Pale eelpout
Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi
Pseudoscopelus altipinnis
Barracuda cardinalfish
Bothrocara nyx
Lycenchelys imamurai
Malakichthys similis
Kali macrodon
Deepsea herring
Sherborn's cardinalfish
Stubraker sculpin
Ariommid
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.
African barrelfish
Atlantic soft pout
Silver splitfin
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
Plectranthias parini
Kali parri
Kali falx
Bathyclupea gracilis
Bigmouth veilfin
Tonga escolar
Gaper
Seleniolycus robertsi
Melanostigma inexpectatum
Trewavas croaker
Lycodapus microchir
Pseudoscopelus microps
Lycodapus
Pseudoscopelus aphos
Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni
Tasmanian ruffe
Kali macrura
Bathyclupea megaceps
Black swallower
Cutlassfish
Howella zina
Melanostigma vitiazi
Seleniolycus laevifasciatus
Pseudoscopelus pierbartus
Paracaristius heemstrai
Dysalotus oligoscolus
Melanostigma bathium
Bigtooth eelpout
Pseudoscopelus cephalus
Pachycara dolichaulus
Malakichthys mochizuki
Thinlip splitfin
Plectranthias robertsi
Platyberyx opalescens
Kali indica
Blackfish - The rudderfish, Centrolophus niger , is a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.
Bathyclupea hoskynii
Howella parini
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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.
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
Pelican eel - The pelican eel's most notable feature is its enormous mouth, much larger than its body.
Saccopharynx ramosus
Gulper
Monognathus rosenblatti
Monognathus jesperseni
Monognathus bertini
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
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
Paraliparis carlbondi
Edentoliparis terraenovae
Blackmouth rockfish
Icelus mandibularis
Smalleye dwarf snailfish
Squaloliparis dentatus
Sargasso dwarf snailfish
Paraliparis skeliphrus
Genioliparis ferox
Multipore dwarf snailfish
Notoliparis antonbruuni
Midwater scorpionfish
Deepwater rockfish - S.
Stein's dwarf snailfish
Acantholiparis caecus
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
Melamphaes hubbsi
Gibberfish
Bigscale
Scopelogadus unispinis
Bigscale
Ridgehead
Little bigscale
Bigscale
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
Abyssoberyx levisquamosus
Scopeloberyx microlepis
Melamphaes laeviceps
Order Stomiiformes
Sladen's hatchet fish
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
Astronesthes haplophos
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Ichthyococcus polli
Eustomias bifilis
Scaleless dragonfish
Highfin dragonfish
Argyripnus pharos
Eustomias ioani
Bathophilus altipinnis
Valenciennellus carlsbergi
Eustomias schiffi
Maurolicus stehmanni
Astronesthes exsul
Photonectes parvimanus
Eustomias albibulbus
Smallhead snaggletooth - The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.
Opostomias micripnus
Maurolicus kornilovorum
Astronesthes atlanticus
Scaleless dragonfish
Cyclothone pygmaea
Astronesthes splendida
Borostomias mononema
Eustomias gibbsi
Margrethia valentinae
Eustomias posti
Bristlemouth
Snaggletooth
Eustomias curtatus
Triplophos hemingi
Eustomias parini
Eustomias minimus
Chauliodus minimus
Astronesthes leucopogon
Alcock's boafish
Melanostomias nigroaxialis
Eustomias cancriensis
Scaleless dragonfish
Gonostoma longipinnis
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.
Eustomias bituberoides
Thysanactis dentex
Eustomias melanostigmoides
Bathophilus kingi
Bigeye lightfish
Aristostomias lunifer
Maurolicus javanicus
Astronesthes indopacificus
Shortbarbel dragonfish
Leptostomias longibarba
Snaggletooth
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
Loosejaw
Lightfish
Eustomias bertelseni
Eustomias longiramis
Scaleless black dragonfish
Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.
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 tetranema
Diplophos rebainsi - Diplophos rebainsi is a bristlemouth of the family Gonostomatidae, found in the south-east and west Pacific, and the South Atlantic oceans.
Eustomias radicifilis
Pachystomias microdon
Maurolicus parvipinnis
Scaleless dragonfish
Astronesthes decoratus
Photonectes leucospilus
Astronesthes trifibulatus
Polyipnus soelae
Eustomias inconstans
Stareye lightfish - The stareye lightfish is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys.
Eustomias dispar
Eustomias paxtoni
Photonectes achirus
Cyclothone parapallida
Astronesthes quasiindicus
Bonapartia pedaliota
Deep-water bristlemouth
Astronesthes macropogon
Valdivia black dragon fish
Eustomias crossotus
Eustomias multifilis
Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish
Astronesthes lamellosus
Stomias lampropeltis
Melanostomias melanopogon
Eustomias bulbiramis
Eustomias micraster
Bathophilus proximus
Chauliodus dentatus
Heterophotus ophistoma
Eustomias magnificus
Bathophilus indicus
Emperor seamount lightfish
Eustomias uniramis
Astronesthes illuminatus
Black-belly dragonfish
Atlantic fangjaw
Eustomias bimargaritatus
Thorophos euryops
Photostomias atrox
Slim lightfish
Eustomias australensis
Eustomias jimcraddocki - Eustomias jimcraddocki is a species of abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found in the western North Atlantic.
Longfin dragonfish
Constellationfish
Lovely hatchetfish
Eustomias schmidti
Maurolicus walvisensis
Astronesthes formosana
Sternoptyx obscura
Pitgum lanternfish
Maurolicus mucronatus
Astronesthes bilobatus
Photonectes caerulescens
Astronesthes tanibe
Borostomias pacificus
Arrow dragonfish
Polyipnus inermis
Eustomias hulleyi
Odontostomias masticopogon
Diplophos australis
Eustomias problematicus
Eustomias parri
Scaleless dragonfish
Ebeling's fangjaw
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
Melanostomias pollicifer
Eustomias cirritus
Eustomias monoclonoides
Chauliodus pammelas
Benttooth bristlemouth
Pacific astronesthid fish
Aristostomias polydactylus
Astronesthes karsteni
Stomias danae
Melanostomias globulifer
Torpedo dragonfish
Eustomias braueri
Eustomias mesostenus
Scaleless dragonfish
Leptostomias multifilis
Astronesthes gudrunae
Ichthyococcus parini
Eustomias bibulboides
Eustomias macronema
Sparing
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.
Half-naked hatchetfish
Maurolicus australis
Eustomias tomentosis
Argyripnus iridescens
Eustomias interruptus
Eustomias satterleei
Maurolicus rudjakovi
Astronesthes dupliglandis
Slender snaggletooth
Photonectes margarita
Eustomias aequatorialis
Astronesthes
Photonectes albipennis
Slender bristlemouth
Astronesthes similus
Borostomias elucens
Eustomias elongatus
Araiophos eastropas
Manducus maderensis
Eustomias pinnatus
Sonoda paucilampa
Garrick
Astronesthes martensii
Eustomias cryptobulbus
Eustomias pacificus
Astronesthes lampara
Scaly dragonfish
Tentacle dragonfish
Eustomias bulbornatus
Eustomias micropterygius
Scaleless dragonfish
Pacific viperfish - Pacific viperfish can be characterized by its large mouth, long fang-like teeth and long dorsal fin ray .
Elongated bristlemouth fish
Pacific blackdragon
Eustomias bimargaritoides
Thorophos nexilis
Eustomias medusa
Bathophilus irregularis
Hatchetfish
Aristostomias grimaldii
Maurolicus inventionis
Eustomias vitiazi
Astronesthes indicus
Scaly dragonfish
Scaleless dragonfish
Pearlside
Astronesthes galapagensis
Highlight hatchetfish
Photostomias goodyeari
Bulldog lightfish
Eustomias austratlanticus
Eustomias lanceolatus
Bathophilus brevis
Pacific hatchet fish
Eustomias spherulifer
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.
Astronesthes chrysophekadion
Photonectes gracilis
Astronesthes tatyanae
Panama snaggletooth
Polyipnus meteori
Eustomias ignotus
Odontostomias micropogon
Diplophos pacificus
Eustomias quadrifilis
Eustomias patulus
Slender fangjaw
Yellow bristlemouth
Snaggletooth
Eustomias digitatus
Bristlemouth
Snaggletooth
Melanostomias stewarti
Eustomias contiguus
Threelight dragonfish
Eustomias monoclonus
Chauliodus schmidti
Loosejaw
Astronesthes kreffti
Stomias gracilis
Melanostomias melanopogon
Grammatostomias flagellibarba
Eustomias brevibarbatus
Eustomias metamelas
Bathophilus pawneei
Yarrella argenteola
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
Allocyttus guineensis
Rosy dory
Neocyttus
Neocyttus acanthorhynchus
Stethopristes eos
Black oreo - The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.
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