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Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

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

Order Anguilliformes

Acromycter longipectoralis

Duckbill oceanic eel

Bathymyrus echinorhynchus

Black saw-toothed eel

Bean's sawtooth eel

Dogface witch-eel

Labichthys yanoi

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

Benthenchelys indicus

Serrivomer garmani

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

Leptocephalus bellottii

Avocettina paucipora

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.

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

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

Benthenchelys pacificus

Chlopsis longidens

Crossthroat sawpalate

Leptocephalus congroides

Order Ateleopodiformes

Parateleopus microstomus

Order Aulopiformes

Naked barracuda

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

Scopelosaurus craddocki

Chubby pearleye

Barracudina

Antarctic jonasfish

Benthalbella macropinna

Paralepis speciosa

Scopelarchus stephensi

Macroparalepis danae

Stemonosudis intermedia

Ahliesaurus brevis

Scopelarchoides danae

Lestidium prolixum

Slender barracudina

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Undistinguished sabretooth

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

Scopelarchoides signifer

Macroparalepis nigra

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Stemonosudis elegans

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

Scopelarchoides kreffti

Macroparalepis longilateralis

Evermannella ahlstromi

Sharpchin barracudina

Japanese barracudina

Lestidiops similis

Barracudina

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

Scopelosaurus adleri

Coccorella atrata

Lestidiops indopacifica

Longfin pearleye

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

Bigfin pearleye

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Barracudina

Stemonosudis gracilis

Ahliesaurus berryi

Scopelarchoides climax

Barracudina

Lestidium bigelowi

Uncisudis longirostra

Benthalbella elongata

Magnisudis indica

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Barracudina

Evermannella megalops

Stemonosudis molesta

Order Beryciformes

Longwing spinyfin

Parinoberyx horridus

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Atlantic roughy

Hoplostethus marisrubri

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus metallicus

Hoplostethus fragilis

Hoplostethus abramovi

Aulotrachichthys latus

Diretmoides veriginae

Parmops echinatus

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

Slimy head

Hoplostethus melanopterus

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 druzhinini

Parin's spiny fin

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 shubnikovi

Hoplostethus mikhailini

Flintperch

Hoplostethus confinis

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Hoplostethus rifti

Slimy head

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 fedorovi

Order Carcharhiniformes

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Order Cetomimiformes

Pink flabby whalefish

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

Parataeniophorus brevis

Gyrinomimus simplex

Procetichthys kreffti

Cetomimus kerdops

Ataxolepis apus

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

Savage's birdsnouted whalefish

Danacetichthys galathenus

Cetomimus gillii

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Trunov southern cetomimid

Megalomycter teevani

Cetomimus picklei

Ditropichthys storeri

Ataxolepis henactis

Cetichthys indagator

Gyrinomimus myersi

Order Chimaeriformes

Gal

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Order Gadiformes

Patagonian codling

Arrowtail

Fragile grenadier

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Roundhead grenadier

Kumba hebetata

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Pugnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Gadomus multifilis

Coryphaenoides microps

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

Physiculus therosideros

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Narrowsnout grenadier

Physiculus nigriscens

Bluntnose grenadier

Bighead mora

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

Kumba musorstom

Coelorinchus vityazae

Slendertail grenadier

Muraenolepis andriashevi

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Kumba calvifrons

Gadomus capensis

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Guttigadus nudicephalus

Physiculus roseus

Kaiwi Channel grenadier

Bighead grenadier

Nezumia cyrano

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

Hymenocephalus aterrimus

Bathypelagic rattail

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

Coelorinchus nazcaensis

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Myers' grenadier

Tripterophycis svetovidovi

Bathygadus spongiceps

Whitson's grenadier

Gadella edelmanni

Coryphaenoides grahami

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

Striped codlet

Hymenocephalus striatulus

Kumba punctulata

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

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Threadfin grenadier

Mediterranean grenadier

Echinomacrurus mollis

Dusky rattail

Trachonurus sentipellis

Physiculus sazonovi

Carmine 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

Blunt-nosed grenadier

Naked snout rattail

Ventrifossa paxtoni

Laemonema melanurum

Squalogadus modificatus

Dogtooth grenadier

Hymenocephalus barbatulus

Berry's grenadier

Kumba maculisquama

Coelorinchus trunovi

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

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

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

Doublethread grenadier

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Physiculus peregrinus

Bluntsnout grenadier

Coryphaenoides camurus

Order Lampriformes

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.

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.

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.

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

Taper-tail ribbonfish

Order Lophiiformes

Gigantactis longicirra

Bufoceratias thele

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Linophryne escaramosa

Bulbous dreamer

Oneirodes thysanema

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

Oneirodes sabex

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

Gigantactis gracilicauda

Danaphryne nigrifilis

Linophryne bipennata

Short-rod anglerfish

Oneirodes alius

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Melanocetus eustalus

Linophryne andersoni

Torpedo batfish

Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Oneirodes pietschi

Gigantactis balushkini

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Chirophryne xenolophus

Oneirodes melanocauda

Dolopichthys jubatus

Caulophryne polynema

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Himantolophus cornifer

Oneirodes heteronema

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

Gigantactis microdontis

Linophryne algibarbata

Linophryne macrodon

Linophryne densiramus

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

Oneirodes basili

Oneirodes theodoritissieri

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

Acentrophryne dolichonema

Gigantactis kreffti

Gigantactis gibbsi

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Melanocetus rossi

Linophryne argyresca

Oneirodes pterurus

Himantolophus multifurcatus

Two-rod anglerfish

Oneirodes myrionemus

Lophodolos indicus

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.

Linophryne trewavasae

Atlantic footballfish

Oneirodes macronema

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Caulophryne pelagica

Linophryne pennibarbata

Himantolophus brevirostris

Oneirodes flagellifer

Puck pinnata

Oneirodes whitleyi

Gigantactis macronema

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Bufoceratias wedli

Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.

Linophryne indica

Smooth dreamer

Bulbous dreamer

Oneirodes anisacanthus

Oneirodes schistonema

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

Gigantactis herwigi

Linophryne brevibarbata

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 .

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 pseudalbinares

Himantolophus crinitus

Oneirodes kreffti

Dolopichthys karsteni

Pietschichthys horridus

Linophryne racemifera

Linophryne maderensis

Himantolophus azurlucens

Oneirodes dicromischus

Bufoceratias shaoi

Linophryne digitopogon

Haplophryne triregium

Oneirodes bradburyae

Spiny dreamer

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

Acentrophryne longidens

Gigantactis longicauda

Pentherichthys venustus

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

Oneirodes rosenblatti

Gigantactis golovani

Gigantactis watermani

Linophryne bicornis

Stargazing seadevil

Himantolophus nigricornis

Diceratias trilobus

Smooth anglerfish

Himantolophus macroceras

Oneirodes macrosteus

Rhynchactis microthrix

Caulophryne pietschi

Linophryne polypogon

Himantolophus compressus

Oneirodes haplonema

Dolopichthys dinema

Himantolophus albinares

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

Gigantactis ios

Gigantactis savagei

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Linophryne arcturi

Pacific footballfish

Oneirodes posti

Gigantactis gargantua

Triplewart seadevil

Robia legula

Whalehead dreamer

Himantolophus melanolophus

Dolopichthys pullatus

Rhynchactis leptonema

Linophryne parini

Himantolophus borealis

Nightmare dreamer

Order Myctophiformes

Lanternfish

Symbolophorus rufinus

Gonichthys venetus

Andersen's lantern fish

Spothead lantern fish

Smallfin lanternfish

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Electron subantarctic

Diaphus garmani

Doflein's false headlightfish

Nannobrachium idostigma

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Diaphus dehaveni

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Nannobrachium crypticum

Lanternfish

Taaningichthys minimus

Diaphus basileusi

Lanternfish

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Neoscopelus microchir

Diaphus nielseni

Wisner's lantern fish

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.

Popeye lampfish

Lanternfish

Mead's lanternfish

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Hintonia candens

Myctophum lychnobium

Lanternfish

Lampanyctus simulator

Spinycheek lanternfish

Taaning's lantern fish

Bigeye lanternfish

Brokenline lanternfish

Black lantern fish

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Thickhead lanternfish

Blue lanternfish

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.

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.

Nannobrachium indicum

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Pig-headed lantern fish

Diaphus drachmanni

Pacific blackchin

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Mirror lanterfish

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Slendertail lanternfish

Evermann's lantern fish

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Lantern fish

Diaphus megalops

Metelectrona ventralis

Diaphus kuroshio

Japanese lanternfish

Longfin lampfish

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Electrona antarctica

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Nannobrachium phyllisae

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Diaphus dahlgreni

Diaphus similis

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Spinytail lampfish

Lampanyctus

Transparent lantern fish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium bristori

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Diaphus arabicus

Gonichthys barnesi

Tarletonbeania taylori

Large-scaled lantern fish

Chubby flashlightfish

Nannobrachium wisneri

Hudson's lanternfish

Topside lampfish

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Diaphus whitleyi

Lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Diaphus ehrhorni

Diaphus taaningi

Protomyctophum parallelum

Lampanyctus iselinoides

Lanternfish

Short-headed lantern fish

Diaphus richardsoni

Protomyctophum chilense

Lampadena urophaos atlantica

Nannobrachium fernae

Order Notacanthiformes

Halosaurus attenuatus

Halosaurus parvipennis

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Aldrovandia rostrata

Halosaurus carinicauda

Bonapart's spiny eel

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

Order Ophidiiformes

Pelagic brotula

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

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Barathronus unicolor

Barathronus bruuni

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Brotulotaenia nigra

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

Marshall slopebrotula

Barathronus pacificus

Apagesoma delosommatus

Barathronus diaphanus

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Alcockia rostrata

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Bony-eared assfish

Two-spined slopebrotula

Apagesoma edentatum

Barathronus multidens

Nielsen's catetyx

Order Osmeriformes

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Krefft's smooth-head

Bathytroctes elegans

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Salmon smooth-head

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Maulisia acuticeps

Rouleina livida

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Threadfin smooth-head

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Leptoderma affinis

Multipore searsid

Koefoed's smooth-head

Winged spookfish

Barrel-eye

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Searsioides multispinus

Loosescale smooth-head

Nansenia ahlstromi

Mentodus longirostris

Asquamiceps hjorti

Boneythroat

Legless searsid

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Agassiz' smooth-head

Bathytroctes inspector

Werner's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Winteria telescopa

Fangtooth smooth-head

Bruce's argentine

Koefoed's searsid

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Bathylagus andriashevi

Leptoderma lubricum

Normichthys yahganorum

Bigeye smooth-head

Michael Sars 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.

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Starry smooth-head

Bathytroctes breviceps

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Murray's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

Bathytroctes squamosus

Normichthys herringi

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

Vaillant's smooth-head

Bathytroctes macrognathus

Dolichopteryx minuscula

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.

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

Brown slickhead

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

Sagamichthys gracilis

Searsioides calvala

Norman's smooth-head

Holtbyrnia intermedia

California smoothtongue

Antillean smooth-head

Robust blacksmelt

Rouleina eucla

Nansenia iberica

Toothless smooth-head

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Leptoderma retropinna

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Smallscale smooth-head

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Order Perciformes

Escolar

New Zealand ruffe

Melanostigma orientale

Stout slipskin

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Lycodapus derjugini

Eumegistus brevorti

Blue driftfish

Plectranthias pallidus

Kali normani

Malakichthys barbatus

Kali colubrina

Bathyclupea gracilis

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Caristius groenlandicus

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

Pseudoscopelus altipinnis

Barracuda cardinalfish

Malakichthys similis

Cutlassfish

Kali macrodon

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Paracaristius heemstrai

Bathyclupea megaceps

Pachycara dolichaulus

Pseudoscopelus parini

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Thinlip splitfin

African barrelfish

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.

Stubraker sculpin

Deepwater slipskin

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

Atlantic soft pout

Silver splitfin

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.

Seleniolycus robertsi

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Lycodapus microchir

Pseudoscopelus microps

Trewavas croaker

Pseudoscopelus aphos

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.

Lycodapus

Tasmanian ruffe

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.

Kali macrura

Black swallower

Paracaristius maderensis

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Sherborn's cardinalfish

Plectranthias robertsi

Malakichthys mochizuki

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

Platyberyx opalescens

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.

Pseudoscopelus stellatus

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 harrisoni

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

Saccopharynx ramosus

Monognathus rosenblatti

Monognathus jesperseni

Saccopharynx berteli

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

Monognathus ozawai

Monognathus herringi

Saccopharynx thalassa

Saccopharynx paucovertebratis

Monognathus rajui

Monognathus isaacsi

Order Scorpaeniformes

Blackmouth rockfish

Icelus mandibularis

Smalleye dwarf snailfish

Midwater scorpionfish

Squaloliparis dentatus

Sargasso dwarf snailfish

Genioliparis kafanovi

Tadpole liparid

Acantholiparis caecus

Short-headed sculpin

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Paraliparis carlbondi

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Multipore dwarf snailfish

Deepwater rockfish - S.

Stein's dwarf snailfish

Gelatinous dwarf snailfish

Careproctus marginatus

Genioliparis ferox

Paraliparis skeliphrus

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Order Squaliformes

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Ridgehead

Poromitra unicornis

Melamphaes macrocephalus

Scopelogadus unispinis

Bigscale

Melamphaes spinifer

Large-headed midnight fish

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

Melamphaes pumilus

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Malacosarcus macrostoma

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Order Stomiiformes

Cyclothone obscura

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.

Astronesthes haplophos

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.

Maurolicus breviculus

Bathophilus indicus

Astronesthes exsul

Eustomias schiffi

Benttooth bristlemouth

Eustomias albibulbus

Photonectes parvimanus

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

Eustomias ioani

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Astronesthes atlanticus

Eustomias posti

Margrethia valentinae

Astronesthes splendida

Leptostomias multifilis

Aristostomias polydactylus

Astronesthes leucopogon

Slender snaggletooth

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Eustomias cancriensis

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

Eustomias minimus

Chauliodus minimus

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Bigeye lightfish

Astronesthes indopacificus

Maurolicus javanicus

Slender bristlemouth

Photonectes albipennis

Half-naked hatchetfish

Eustomias bituberoides

Gonostoma longipinnis

Thysanactis dentex

Scaleless dragonfish

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.

Argyripnus iridescens

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Astronesthes trifibulatus

Scaly dragonfish

Photonectes leucospilus

Eustomias inconstans

Polyipnus soelae

Astronesthes decoratus

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.

Eustomias paxtoni

Astronesthes quasiindicus

Scaly dragonfish

Eustomias dispar

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

Eustomias crossotus

Valdivia black dragon fish

Eustomias multifilis

Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish

Astronesthes macropogon

Highlight hatchetfish

Scaleless dragonfish

Pearlside

Aristostomias grimaldii

Eustomias bulbiramis

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias micraster

Chauliodus dentatus

Astronesthes lamellosus

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 illuminatus

Eustomias uniramis

Emperor seamount lightfish

Yellow bristlemouth

Pacific hatchet fish

Eustomias bimargaritatus

Heterophotus ophistoma

Bathophilus irregularis

Bonapartia pedaliota

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

Constellationfish

Astronesthes formosana

Eustomias schmidti

Bristlemouth

Eustomias australensis

Photostomias atrox

Slim lightfish

Bathophilus brevis

Borostomias pacificus

Arrow dragonfish

Photonectes caerulescens

Eustomias hulleyi

Polyipnus inermis

Odontostomias masticopogon

Astronesthes bilobatus

Eustomias problematicus

Leptostomias robustus

Eustomias monoclonoides

Chauliodus pammelas

Pacific astronesthid fish

Maurolicus stehmanni

Eustomias cirritus

Melanostomias pollicifer

Sladen's hatchet fish

Argyripnus pharos

Eustomias braueri

Torpedo dragonfish

Melanostomias globulifer

Eustomias mesostenus

Astronesthes karsteni

Opostomias micripnus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Eustomias bibulboides

Ichthyococcus parini

Bathophilus pawneei

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.

Astronesthes gudrunae

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Eustomias satterleei

Astronesthes

Alcock's boafish

Eustomias aequatorialis

Photonectes margarita

Eustomias interruptus

Bathophilus altipinnis

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Eustomias pacificus

Astronesthes martensii

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Leptostomias longibarba

Aristostomias lunifer

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 .

Astronesthes lampara

Scaleless dragonfish

Pachystomias microdon

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Maurolicus inventionis

Cyclothone parapallida

Photonectes achirus

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 bimargaritoides

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Photostomias goodyeari

Bulldog lightfish

Eustomias lanceolatus

Astronesthes galapagensis

Eustomias spherulifer

Deep-water bristlemouth

Scaleless black dragonfish

Odontostomias micropogon

Astronesthes chrysophekadion

Eustomias quadrifilis

Diplophos pacificus

Astronesthes tatyanae

Stomias lampropeltis

Snaggletooth

Black-belly dragonfish

Threelight dragonfish

Melanostomias stewarti

Maurolicus walvisensis

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Melanostomias melanopogon

Maurolicus mucronatus

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

Stethopristes eos

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

Rosy dory

Neocyttus

Neocyttus acanthorhynchus

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

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.

Allocyttus guineensis

False boarfish

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Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

Order Anguilliformes

Order Ateleopodiformes

Order Aulopiformes

Order Beryciformes

Order Carcharhiniformes

Order Cetomimiformes

Order Chimaeriformes

Order Gadiformes

Order Lampriformes

Order Lophiiformes

Order Myctophiformes

Order Notacanthiformes

Order Ophidiiformes

Order Osmeriformes

Order Perciformes

Order Pleuronectiformes

Order Polymixiiformes

Order Saccopharyngiformes

Order Scorpaeniformes

Order Squaliformes

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Order Stomiiformes

Order Tetraodontiformes

Order Zeiformes