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

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

Bathymyrus echinorhynchus

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

Avocettina bowersii

Crossthroat sawpalate

Labichthys yanoi

Duckbill oceanic eel

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

Benthenchelys pacificus

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

Avocettina paucipora

Black saw-toothed eel

Bean's sawtooth eel

Acromycter longipectoralis

Chlopsis longidens

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

Avocettina acuticeps

Leptocephalus congroides

Serrivomer garmani

Labichthys carinatus

Order Ateleopodiformes

Parateleopus microstomus

Order Aulopiformes

Macroparalepis longilateralis

Sharpchin barracudina

Barracudina

Chubby pearleye

Scopelarchoides kreffti

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

Zugmayer's pearleye

Scopelosaurus adleri

Lestidium prolixum

Slender barracudina

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Bigfin pearleye

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Stemonosudis gracilis

Atlantic sabretooth

Lestidiops extrema

Scopelarchoides climax

Barracudina

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

Barracudina

Paperbones

Scopelosaurus mauli

Pearleye

Magnisudis indica

Atlantic barracudina

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Barracudina

Stemonosudis molesta

Strange pike smelt

Uncisudis advena

Stemonosudis bullisi

Telescopefish

Scopelosaurus craddocki

Evermannella ahlstromi

Longfin pearleye

Japanese barracudina

Paralepis speciosa

White barracudina

Antarctic jonasfish

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

Lestidiops similis

Barracudina

Scopelarchus stephensi

Ahliesaurus berryi

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

Stemonosudis intermedia

Coccorella atrata

Lestidiops indopacifica

Scopelarchoides danae

Macroparalepis danae

Undistinguished sabretooth

Benthalbella elongata

Southern barracudina

Lestidium bigelowi

Uncisudis longirostra

Scopelarchoides signifer

Macroparalepis nigra

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Lestidiops pacificus

Barracudina

Stemonosudis elegans

Fierce pike smelt

Benthalbella macropinna

Scopelosaurus gibbsi

Evermannella megalops

Naked barracuda

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

Ahliesaurus brevis

Barracudina

Order Beryciformes

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

Aulotrachichthys latus

Hoplostethus mikhailini

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.

Flintperch

Hoplostethus confinis

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Hoplostethus rifti

Slimy head

Hoplostethus fedorovi

Parinoberyx horridus

Longwing spinyfin

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Atlantic roughy

Hoplostethus marisrubri

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus metallicus

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.

Hoplostethus fragilis

Hoplostethus abramovi

Diretmoides veriginae

Parmops echinatus

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

Slimy head

Hoplostethus melanopterus

Order Carcharhiniformes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Order Cetomimiformes

Danacetichthys galathenus

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Festive ribbonfish

Cetomimus teevani

Megalomycter teevani

Trunov southern cetomimid

Ataxolepis apus

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

Ataxolepis henactis

Cetomimus gillii

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

Order Chimaeriformes

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Gal

Order Gadiformes

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Kumba hebetata

Parin's grenadier

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Gadomus multifilis

Coryphaenoides microps

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

Grenadier

Bristly grenadier

Gadella brocca

Physiculus therosideros

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

Narrowsnout grenadier

Physiculus nigriscens

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

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

Blunt-nosed grenadier

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Muraenolepis andriashevi

Kumba calvifrons

Grenadier fish

Gadomus capensis

Squalogadus modificatus

Naked snout rattail

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Dogtooth grenadier

Physiculus roseus

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Bighead grenadier

Finescale mora

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

Gadella edelmanni

Physiculus parini

Pugnose grenadier

Roundhead grenadier

Large-eye grenadier

Globehead grenadier

Striped codlet

Hymenocephalus striatulus

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Kumba punctulata

Kumba gymnorhynchus

Bluntnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Smallhead moray cod

Fragile grenadier

Bathygadus spongiceps

Threadfin grenadier

Mediterranean grenadier

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

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.

Nezumia cyrano

Dusky rattail

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Doublethread grenadier

Physiculus peregrinus

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Coryphaenoides camurus

Patagonian codling

Arrowtail

Whitson's 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.

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.

Regalecus russelii

Southern ribbonfish

Order Lophiiformes

Gigantactis balushkini

Acentrophryne dolichonema

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

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

Himantolophus compressus

Oneirodes haplonema

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Linophryne polypogon

Gigantactis gibbsi

Dolopichthys dinema

Melanocetus rossi

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

Oneirodes schmidti

Linophryne coronata

Pacific footballfish

Oneirodes posti

Linophryne arcturi

Caulophryne pelagica

Gigantactis savagei

Puck pinnata

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.

Himantolophus danae

Oneirodes luetkeni

Linophryne sexfilis

Linophryne parini

Gigantactis elsmani

Acentrophryne longidens

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

Oneirodes alius

Oneirodes sabex

Danaphryne nigrifilis

Linophryne bipennata

Pietschichthys horridus

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

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Torpedo batfish

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Oneirodes pietschi

Linophryne andersoni

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.

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Oneirodes melanocauda

Himantolophus cornifer

Oneirodes heteronema

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Gigantactis golovani

Dolopichthys jubatus

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

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

Oneirodes basili

Rhynchactis microthrix

Oneirodes theodoritissieri

Linophryne densiramus

Oneirodes pterurus

Linophryne argyresca

Caulophryne pietschi

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Smooth dreamer

Himantolophus multifurcatus

Oneirodes myrionemus

Lophodolos indicus

Two-rod anglerfish

Gigantactis meadi

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

Linophryne trewavasae

Linophryne pennibarbata

Gigantactis gargantua

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Himantolophus brevirostris

Oneirodes flagellifer

Triplewart seadevil

Bulbous dreamer

Robia legula

Oneirodes whitleyi

Linophryne indica

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Oneirodes anisacanthus

Rhynchactis leptonema

Oneirodes schistonema

Linophryne brevibarbata

Gigantactis paxtoni

Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Oneirodes plagionema

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 .

Himantolophus mauli

Oneirodes micronema

Bufoceratias thele

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Gigantactis longicirra

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 gracilicauda

Order Myctophiformes

Lanternfish

Horned lanternfish

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Lanternfish

Golden lanternfish

Diaphus aliciae

Popeye lampfish

Lanternfish

Diaphus ostenfeldi

Pinpoint lampfish

Slendertail lanternfish

Rakery beaconlamp

Evermann's lantern fish

Spinycheek lanternfish

Diaphus megalops

Nannobrachium idostigma

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Lampadena pontifex

Arctic telescope

Electrona antarctica

Japanese lanternfish

Diaphus kuroshio

Nannobrachium crypticum

Fragile lantern fish

Wisner's lantern fish

Diaphus thiollierei

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Diaphus dahlgreni

Myctophum lychnobium

Diaphus similis

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Lanternfish

Lampanyctus simulator

Lanternfish

Diaphus arabicus

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Transparent lantern fish

Lanternfish

Black lantern fish

Gonichthys barnesi

Large-scaled lantern fish

Brokenline lanternfish

Bigeye lanternfish

Highseas lampfish

Benoit's lanternfish

Parvilux boschmai

Diaphus lucidus

Nannobrachium gibbsi

Lampadena yaquinae

Lanternfish

Chubby flashlightfish

Topside lampfish

Lanternfish

Hudson's lanternfish

Lanternfish

Diaphus whitleyi

Lanternfish

Diaphus taaningi

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

Andersen's lantern fish

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Lanternfish

Diaphus pallidus

Broadfin lampfish

Gonichthys venetus

Slimtail lampfish

Symbolophorus rufinus

Lampanyctus hubbsi

Lanternfish

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Spothead lantern fish

Nannobrachium indicum

Pig-headed lantern fish

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Longfin lanternfish

Mirror lanterfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Electron subantarctic

Diaphus lobatus

Diaphus garmani

Doflein's false headlightfish

Spiny lantern fish

Diaphus trachops

Lanternfish

Metelectrona ventralis

Diaphus dehaveni

Lantern fish

Lanternfish

Smallfin lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Longfin lampfish

Taaningichthys minimus

Diaphus basileusi

Lanternfish

Bolin's 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

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Hintonia candens

Mead's lanternfish

Lampanyctus

Spinytail lampfish

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Lanternfish

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Lobisomem

Diaphus jenseni

Nannobrachium bristori

Spotted laternfish

Taaning's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Tarletonbeania taylori

Diaphus faustinoi

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Myctophum indicum

Diaphus roei

Lampanyctus vadulus

Lanternfish

Diaphus antonbruuni

Lanternfish

Lantern fish

Diaphus parri

Nannobrachium wisneri

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Lampanyctus iselinoides

Protomyctophum parallelum

Smallfin lanternfish

Thickhead lanternfish

Diaphus minax

Lanternfish

Diaphus longleyi

Laura's lantern fish

Nannobrachium fernae

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.

Diaphus handi

Cocco's lantern fish

Lantern fish

Diaphus umbroculus

Lampadena dea

Garnet lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Diaphus drachmanni

Pacific blackchin

Lanternfish

Diaphus subtilis

Order Notacanthiformes

Longnose tapirfish

Halosaurus parvipennis

Aldrovandia oleosa

Halosaurus carinicauda

Bonapart's spiny eel

Halosaurus sinensis

Aldrovandia rostrata

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Halosaur

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

Notacanthus indicus

Halosaurus attenuatus

Order Ophidiiformes

Barathronus multidens

Apagesoma edentatum

Brotulotaenia nigra

Marshall slopebrotula

Barathronus unicolor

Barathronus bruuni

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Leucobrotula adipata

Alcockia rostrata

Violet cuskeel

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

Barathronus pacificus

Barathrites parri

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Lamprogrammus niger

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Bony-eared assfish

Barathronus diaphanus

Apagesoma delosommatus

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Two-spined slopebrotula

Gunther's cuskeel

Barathronus parfaiti

Barathronus bicolor

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

Aphyonus bolini

Nielsen's catetyx

Pelagic brotula

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Order Osmeriformes

Bathylagus borealis

Barbantus elongatus

Bluethroat argentine

Bathylaco nielseni

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Mentodus perforatus

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Mentodus crassus

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Leptoderma affinis

Bighead searsid

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Eared blacksmelt

Narcetes lloydi

Elongate smooth-head

Bluntsnout slickhead

Blackchin blacksmelt

Rouleina euryops

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

Normichthys herringi

Hairfin smooth-head

Dolichopteryx minuscula

Mentodus longirostris

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.

Fanfin smooth-head

Nansenia ahlstromi

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Searsioides calvala

Legless searsid

Maulisia isaacsi

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Sagamichthys gracilis

Binghamichthys aphos

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Agassiz' smooth-head

Werner's smooth-head

Winteria telescopa

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

Toothless smooth-head

Bathylagus tenuis

Nansenia tenuicauda

Conocara kreffti

Madeiran smooth-head

Michael Sars smooth-head

Ghost smelt

Greenland argentine

Boneythroat

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Softskin smooth-head

Bathytroctes breviceps

Abyssal smooth-head

Mentodus eubranchus

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Krefft's smooth-head

Leptoderma lubricum

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Maulisia acuticeps

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Fangtooth smooth-head

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

Starry smooth-head

Blackhead salmon

Murray's smooth-head

Pacific black smelt

Conocara bertelseni

Deep-sea smelt

Threadfin slickhead

Rouleina guentheri

Bathytroctes macrognathus

Nansenia megalopa

Multipore searsid

Nansenia antarctica

Winged spookfish

Mentodus mesalirus

Barrel-eye

Palebelly searsid

Bathylagus andriashevi

Pectinantus parini

Searsioides multispinus

Leaf searsid

Longsnout blacksmelt

Smallscale searsid

Mentodus bythios

Holtbyrnia laticauda

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Bigeye smooth-head

Vaillant's smooth-head

Loosescale smooth-head

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

Snubnose blacksmelt

Narcetes erimelas

Longfin smooth-head

Rouleina nuda

Norman's smooth-head

Smallscale smooth-head

Bathylagus niger

Bathytroctes elegans

Nansenia iberica

Robust blacksmelt

Antillean smooth-head

Rouleina eucla

Mentodus facilis

Asquamiceps hjorti

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

Palegold searsid

Pygmy argentine

Leptoderma retropinna

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Shining tubeshoulder

Koefoed's searsid

Brown slickhead

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Bruce's argentine

Salmon smooth-head

California smoothtongue

Normichthys yahganorum

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Threadfin smooth-head

Rouleina livida

Koefoed's smooth-head

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Order Perciformes

Seleniolycus robertsi

Blue driftfish

Eumegistus brevorti

Lycodapus microchir

Kali normani

Plectranthias pallidus

Deepsea herring

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

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Caristius groenlandicus

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.

Bothrocara nyx

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Pseudoscopelus altipinnis

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Bigtooth eelpout

Kali macrodon

Bathyclupea gracilis

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

Trewavas croaker

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

Atlantic soft pout

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.

Brilliant pomfret

New Zealand ruffe

Stout slipskin

Kali parri

Plectranthias parini

Bathyclupea megaceps

Ariommid

Lycodapus derjugini

Kali falx

Cutlassfish

Bigmouth veilfin

Gaper

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Tonga escolar

Malakichthys barbatus

Pseudoscopelus microps

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Pseudoscopelus aphos

Longfin fathead

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.

Tasmanian ruffe

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Pale eelpout

Kali macrura

Black swallower

Bathyclupea hoskynii

Howella zina

Lycenchelys imamurai

Barracuda cardinalfish

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Melanostigma vitiazi

Malakichthys similis

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Melanostigma bathium

Paracaristius heemstrai

Pachycara dolichaulus

Thinlip splitfin

African barrelfish

Stubraker sculpin

Plectranthias robertsi

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

Kali indica

Platyberyx opalescens

Silver splitfin

Deepwater slipskin

Bathyclupea argentea

Howella parini

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Pseudoscopelus stellatus

Melanostigma orientale

Malakichthys levis

Escolar

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

Atrobucca geniae

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Order Pleuronectiformes

Deepwater sole

Smallmouth moonflounder

Bathysolea lactea

Order Polymixiiformes

Japanese beardfish

Order Saccopharyngiformes

Monognathus taningi

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

Saccopharynx ramosus

Monognathus jesse

Gulper

Monognathus boehlkei

Monognathus rajui

Monognathus isaacsi

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 berteli

Order Scorpaeniformes

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

Careproctus marginatus

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Genioliparis ferox

Paraliparis carlbondi

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Icelus mandibularis

Order Squaliformes

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.

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.

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Melamphaes pumilus

Highsnout bigscale

Melamphaes hubbsi

Longjaw bigscale

Malacosarcus macrostoma

Bigscale

Ridgehead

Little bigscale

Melamphaes leprus

Twospine bigscale

Melamphaes ebelingi

Large-headed midnight fish

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Ridgehead

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Melamphaes macrocephalus

Melamphaes indicus

Ridgehead

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

Slender bigscale

Gibberfish

Ridgehead

Melamphaes polylepis

Ridgehead

Melamphaes eulepis

Scopelogadus unispinis

Bigscale

Poromitra gibbsi

Bigscale

Melamphaes spinifer

Melamphaes parini

Melamphaes laeviceps

Scopelogadus beanii

Poromitra unicornis

Bigscale

Ridgehead

Order Stomiiformes

Astronesthes trifibulatus

Borostomias mononema

Scaleless dragonfish

Astronesthes atlanticus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Torpedo dragonfish

Eustomias gibbsi

Opostomias micripnus

Eustomias posti

Triplophos hemingi

Eustomias parini

Loosejaw

Snaggletooth

Maurolicus australis

Leptostomias multifilis

Eustomias curtatus

Alcock's boafish

Slender snaggletooth

Eustomias cancriensis

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

Eustomias minimus

Sladen's hatchet fish

Astronesthes leucopogon

Chauliodus minimus

Astronesthes indopacificus

Manducus maderensis

Sonoda paucilampa

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Eustomias bituberoides

Scaleless dragonfish

Thysanactis dentex

Slender bristlemouth

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Bigeye lightfish

Argyripnus pharos

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.

Bathophilus proximus

Bathophilus indicus

Eustomias tetranema

Lightfish

Loosejaw

Snaggletooth

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Eustomias bertelseni

Garrick

Eustomias longiramis

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Longfin dragonfish

Eustomias inconstans

Pachystomias microdon

Eustomias radicifilis

Photonectes leucospilus

Astronesthes decoratus

Polyipnus soelae

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Maurolicus inventionis

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Eustomias dispar

Eustomias paxtoni

Bonapartia pedaliota

Photonectes achirus

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

Astronesthes quasiindicus

Astronesthes tanibe

Aristostomias lunifer

Astronesthes macropogon

Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish

Scaleless dragonfish

Eustomias crossotus

Valdivia black dragon fish

Eustomias multifilis

Eustomias micraster

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.

Astronesthes lamellosus

Diplophos pacificus

Chauliodus dentatus

Stomias lampropeltis

Odontostomias micropogon

Eustomias bulbiramis

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias bimargaritatus

Thorophos euryops

Yellow bristlemouth

Eustomias magnificus

Eustomias uniramis

Astronesthes illuminatus

Slender fangjaw

Black-belly dragonfish

Scaleless dragonfish

Sparing

Maurolicus walvisensis

Sternoptyx obscura

Eustomias australensis

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

Slim lightfish

Photostomias atrox

Astronesthes formosana

Astronesthes

Eustomias problematicus

Borostomias pacificus

Photonectes caerulescens

Astronesthes bilobatus

Polyipnus inermis

Maurolicus mucronatus

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Arrow dragonfish

Eustomias hulleyi

Pitgum lanternfish

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.

Snaggletooth

Maurolicus breviculus

Scaleless dragonfish

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

Chauliodus pammelas

Eustomias cirritus

Melanostomias pollicifer

Eustomias monoclonoides

Pacific astronesthid fish

Scaleless dragonfish

Bathophilus irregularis

Astronesthes karsteni

Margrethia valentinae

Stomias danae

Eustomias braueri

Melanostomias globulifer

Cyclothone pygmaea

Eustomias mesostenus

Lovely hatchetfish

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

Astronesthes gudrunae

Eustomias bibulboides

Bathophilus brevis

Eustomias aequatorialis

Eustomias interruptus

Eustomias satterleei

Photonectes margarita

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Astronesthes similus

Maurolicus javanicus

Gonostoma longipinnis

Eustomias elongatus

Eustomias pinnatus

Borostomias elucens

Photonectes albipennis

Astronesthes tatyanae

Eustomias pacificus

Aristostomias polydactylus

Astronesthes martensii

Leptostomias longibarba

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Eustomias bulbornatus

Tentacle dragonfish

Eustomias micropterygius

Half-naked hatchetfish

Scaleless dragonfish

Astronesthes lampara

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

Scaly dragonfish

Eustomias bimargaritoides

Thorophos nexilis

Cyclothone parapallida

Eustomias medusa

Hatchetfish

Argyripnus iridescens

Eustomias vitiazi

Pacific blackdragon

Astronesthes indicus

Bathophilus pawneei

Highfin dragonfish

Eustomias spherulifer

Bulldog lightfish

Photostomias goodyeari

Astronesthes galapagensis

Pearlside

Highlight hatchetfish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Deep-water bristlemouth

Eustomias lanceolatus

Araiophos eastropas

Bathophilus altipinnis

Eustomias ignotus

Eustomias quadrifilis

Panama snaggletooth

Photonectes gracilis

Astronesthes chrysophekadion

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.

Heterophotus ophistoma

Eustomias digitatus

Eustomias patulus

Snaggletooth

Emperor seamount lightfish

Atlantic fangjaw

Astronesthes splendida

Snaggletooth

Chauliodus schmidti

Eustomias contiguus

Melanostomias stewarti

Threelight dragonfish

Eustomias monoclonus

Aristostomias grimaldii

Eustomias metamelas

Yarrella argenteola

Pacific hatchet fish

Bathophilus kingi

Astronesthes kreffti

Diplophos australis

Stomias gracilis

Odontostomias masticopogon

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias bifilis

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.

Ichthyococcus polli

Astronesthes haplophos

Ebeling's fangjaw

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Scaleless black dragonfish

Maurolicus stehmanni

Eustomias albibulbus

Benttooth bristlemouth

Eustomias ioani

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Eustomias schiffi

Photonectes parvimanus

Astronesthes exsul

Order Tetraodontiformes

Triacanthodes intermedius

Atrophacanthus japonicus

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

Order Zeiformes

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.

False boarfish

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

Stethopristes eos

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