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
Avocettina bowersii
Labichthys carinatus
Leptocephalus bellottii
Acromycter longipectoralis
Serrivomer schmidti
Serrivomer danae
Spotted snipe eel - The eel lives at depths of up to 2,000 m.
Black saw-toothed eel
Benthenchelys indicus
Bean's sawtooth eel
Avocettina paucipora
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 acuticeps
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
Bathymyrus echinorhynchus
Dogface witch-eel
Chlopsis longidens
Crossthroat sawpalate
Order Ateleopodiformes
Parateleopus microstomus
Order Aulopiformes
Stemonosudis bullisi
Telescopefish
Evermannella ahlstromi
Sharpchin barracudina
Scopelosaurus craddocki
Japanese barracudina
Antarctic jonasfish
Lestidiops similis
Scopelarchus stephensi
Scopelarchoides danae
Macroparalepis danae
Stemonosudis intermedia
White barracudina
Zugmayer's pearleye
Lestidiops indopacifica
Lancet fish - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Stemonosudis siliquiventer
Ahliesaurus brevis
Uncisudis posteropelvis
Undistinguished sabretooth
Atlantic sabretooth
Barracudina
Lestidium bigelowi
Southern barracudina
Lestidiops pacificus
Scopelarchoides signifer
Macroparalepis nigra
Stemonosudis elegans
Pearleye
Barracudina
Evermannella megalops
Stemonosudis molesta
Scopelosaurus gibbsi
Uncisudis advena
Naked barracuda
Barracudina
Chubby pearleye
Longfin pearleye
Barracudina
Scopelarchoides kreffti
Daggertooth - The North Pacific daggertooth, Anotopterus nikparini, is a daggertooth in the family Anotopteridae.
Macroparalepis longilateralis
Paralepis speciosa
Conejo de lo alto - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Barracudina
Hammerjaw - The large head is dominated by a massive, truncated lower jaw and large, high-set eyes.
Scopelosaurus adleri
Coccorella atrata
Lestidium prolixum
Slender barracudina
Bigfin pearleye
Scopelarchoides climax
Barracudina
Stemonosudis gracilis
Benthalbella elongata
Lestidiops extrema
Dolichosudis fuliginosa
Stemonosudis rothschildi
Ahliesaurus berryi
Scopelosaurus mauli
Uncisudis longirostra
Paperbones
Fierce pike smelt
Atlantic barracudina
Magnisudis indica
Benthalbella macropinna
Strange pike smelt
Scopelarchoides nicholsi
Daggertooth - Anotopterus vorax or south ocean daggertooth is a daggertooth described in 1913 by Regan.
Barracudina
Order Beryciformes
Slimy head
Longwing spinyfin
Hoplostethus melanopterus
Hoplostethus druzhinini
Common roughy - The sandpaper fish or common roughy, Paratrachichthys trailli, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths of between 50 and 400 m.
Hoplostethus crassispinus
Hoplostethus shubnikovi
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 mikhailini
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
Flintperch
Paratrachichthys fernandezianus
Hoplostethus abramovi
Hoplostethus rifti
Diretmoides veriginae
Slimy head
Hoplostethus fedorovi
Parinoberyx horridus
Hoplostethus tenebricus
Atlantic roughy
Parin's spiny fin
Hoplostethus marisrubri
Paratrachichthys sajademalensis
Hoplostethus confinis
Hoplostethus rubellopterus
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 metallicus
Aulotrachichthys latus
Hoplostethus fragilis
Parmops echinatus
Paratrachichthys argyrophanus
Order Carcharhiniformes
Spatulasnout cat shark - The spatulasnout cat shark, Apristurus platyrhynchus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific between latitudes 35° N and 1° N.
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.
Apristurus australis - The pinocchio catshark, Apristurus australis, is a species of fish in the Scyliorhinidae family.
Whitefin swellshark - Early specimens of the whitefin swellshark were often mistaken for the Australian swellshark or the draughtsboard shark .
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.
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.
Stout catshark - Apristurus fedorovi, or Federov's catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
Pale spotted catshark - The pale spotted spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m.
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.
Fat catshark - Apristurus pinguis, the fat catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only in deep water in the East China Sea.
White ghost catshark - Apristurus aphyodes, the white ghost catshark, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in deep water in the northeast Atlantic between latitudes 57°N and 58°N.
Apristurus internatus - Reproduction is oviparous.
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
Vitiaziella cubiceps
Pink flabby whalefish
Whalefish
Savage's birdsnouted whalefish
Gyrinomimus bruuni
Festive ribbonfish
Parataeniophorus gulosus
Megalomycter teevani
Cetomimus teevani
Ataxolepis henactis
Cetichthys parini
Gyrinomimus simplex
Procetichthys kreffti
Cetomimus kerdops
Flabby whalefish - Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.
Cetomimus gillii
Danacetichthys galathenus
Trunov southern cetomimid
Redmouth whalefish - Like the plant genus of the same name, this genus is named after Guillaume Rondelet.
Parataeniophorus brevis
Cetomimus picklei
Ditropichthys storeri
Ataxolepis apus
Cetichthys indagator
Gyrinomimus myersi
Order Chimaeriformes
Hydrolagus lusitanicus
Gal
Order Gadiformes
Patagonian codling
Myers' grenadier
Gadella edelmanni
Coryphaenoides grahami
Arrowtail
Large-eye grenadier
Hymenocephalus antraeus
Roundhead grenadier
Kumba hebetata
Pugnose grenadier
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus
Macrouroides inflaticeps
Bristly grenadier
Physiculus therosideros
Bluntnose grenadier
Physiculus nigriscens
Narrowsnout grenadier
Coryphaenoides spinulosus
Echinomacrurus mollis
Threadfin grenadier
Mediterranean grenadier
Bighead mora
Fragile grenadier
Coelorinchus vityazae
Slendertail grenadier
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
Bathygadus spongiceps
Guttigadus nudicephalus
Kaiwi Channel grenadier
Physiculus roseus
Finescale mora
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.
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
Coelorinchus nazcaensis
Tripterophycis svetovidovi
Dusky rattail
Whitson's grenadier
Coryphaenoides striaturus
Parin's grenadier
Physiculus parini
Rhynchogadus hepaticus
Gadomus multifilis
Coryphaenoides microps
Globehead grenadier
Kumba punctulata
Gadella brocca
Grenadier
Striped codlet
Hymenocephalus striatulus
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
Trachonurus sentipellis
Physiculus sazonovi
Blunt-nosed grenadier
Physiculus longifilis
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.
Arctic cod - It is widely distributed in the western part of the Arctic basin, also the northwest and northeast coasts of Greenland.
Coryphaenoides semiscaber
Gadomus capensis
Coryphaenoides mcmillani
Naked snout rattail
Ventrifossa paxtoni
Laemonema melanurum
Squalogadus modificatus
Bighead grenadier
Dogtooth grenadier
Hymenocephalus barbatulus
Berry's grenadier
Kumba maculisquama
Sphagemacrurus richardi
Coelorinchus trunovi
Sturgeon-like grenadier fish
Goggly-eyed cod - The common mora, Mora moro, is a small deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora.
Grenadier fish
Bluntsnout grenadier
Physiculus peregrinus
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.
Bufoceratias thele
Linophryne escaramosa
Bulbous dreamer
Oneirodes alius
Short-rod anglerfish
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.
Dolopichthys karsteni
Danaphryne nigrifilis
Linophryne bipennata
Gigantactis microphthalmus
Melanocetus eustalus
Linophryne andersoni
Torpedo batfish
Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.
Himantolophus paucifilosus
Oneirodes pietschi
Gigantactis longicauda
Pentherichthys venustus
Himantolophus macroceratoides
Oneirodes melanocauda
Chirophryne xenolophus
Himantolophus cornifer
Oneirodes heteronema
Gigantactis golovani
Caulophryne polynema
Linophryne quinqueramosa
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.
Oneirodes cristatus
Chaenophryne ramifera
Plainchin dreamarm
Rhynchactis microthrix
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.
Oneirodes pterurus
Dolopichthys dinema
Cosmopolitan whipnose
Melanocetus rossi
Linophryne argyresca
Lophodolos indicus
Himantolophus multifurcatus
Oneirodes myrionemus
Two-rod anglerfish
Gigantactis meadi
Acentrophryne dolichonema
Gigantactis ios
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
Gigantactis gargantua
Triplewart seadevil
Caulophryne pelagica
Linophryne pennibarbata
Himantolophus brevirostris
Oneirodes flagellifer
Bulbous dreamer
Smooth dreamer
Oneirodes whitleyi
Robia legula
Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.
Bufoceratias wedli
Linophryne indica
Linophryne brevibarbata
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.
Dolopichthys pullatus
Rhynchactis leptonema
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
Oneirodes plagionema
Himantolophus mauli
Oneirodes micronema
Gigantactis longicirra
Pietschichthys horridus
Linophryne racemifera
Himantolophus crinitus
Oneirodes kreffti
Gigantactis gracilicauda
Gigantactis balushkini
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.
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
Gigantactis watermani
Linophryne bicornis
Gigantactis microdontis
Linophryne algibarbata
Stargazing seadevil
Himantolophus nigricornis
Smooth anglerfish
Diceratias trilobus
Acentrophryne longidens
Gigantactis kreffti
Himantolophus macroceras
Oneirodes macrosteus
Gigantactis gibbsi
Ctenochirichthys longimanus
Caulophryne pietschi
Linophryne polypogon
Himantolophus compressus
Oneirodes haplonema
Linophryne lucifer
Himantolophus albinares
Oneirodes clarkei
Smooth dreamer
Rhynchactis macrothrix
Linophryne coronata
Oneirodes appendixus
Oneirodes schmidti
Lasiognathus intermedius - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Puck pinnata
Gigantactis savagei
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Linophryne arcturi
Pacific footballfish
Oneirodes posti
Himantolophus melanolophus
Oneirodes mirus
Gigantactis macronema
Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.
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
Diaphus pallidus
Lampadena dea
Spothead lantern fish
Lanternfish
Garnet lanternfish
Nannobrachium indicum
Nannobrachium cuprarium
Taaningichthys paurolychnus
Horned lanternfish
Diaphus lobatus
Lanternfish
Golden lanternfish
Longfin lanternfish
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
Evermann's lantern fish
Popeye lampfish
Lanternfish
Diaphus garmani
Doflein's false headlightfish
Diaphus trachops
Rakery beaconlamp
Protomyctophum luciferum
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Spinycheek lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus fraseri
Diaphus dehaveni
Diaphus basileusi
Arctic telescope
Bolin's lantern fish
Lampadena pontifex
Nannobrachium crypticum
Electrona antarctica
Nannobrachium phyllisae
Lanternfish
Neoscopelus microchir
Gilbert's large lantern fish
Diaphus nielseni
Wisner's lantern fish
Hintonia candens
Myctophum lychnobium
Lanternfish
Lampanyctus
Metelectrona ahlstromi
Mead's lanternfish
Lobisomem
Diaphus jenseni
Lampanyctus simulator
Lanternfish
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Parvilux boschmai
Benoit's lanternfish
Lanternfish
Highseas lampfish
Diaphus faustinoi
Bigeye lanternfish
Taaning's lantern fish
Brokenline lanternfish
Chubby flashlightfish
Golden-nosed lantern fish
Lanternfish
Diaphus roei
Lampadena yaquinae
Diaphus parri
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Nannobrachium wisneri
Diaphus antonbruuni
Blue lanternfish
Diaphus minax
Myctophum orientale
Lanternfish
Nannobrachium fernae
Warming's lantern fish - Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m during the day and between 20 and 200 m at night.
Diaphus longleyi
Laura's lantern fish
Myctophum fissunovi
Lampanyctus turneri
Diaphus umbroculus
Slimtail lampfish
Symbolophorus rufinus
Bolinichthys nikolayi
Lanternfish
Diaphus handi
Cocco's lantern fish
Pacific blackchin
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides
Pig-headed lantern fish
Diaphus drachmanni
Lanternfish
Diaphus subtilis
Lampanyctus hubbsi
Skinnycheek lanternfish
Electron subantarctic
Lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
Lanternfish
Mirror lanterfish
Pinpoint lampfish
Slendertail lanternfish
Diaphus aliciae
Diaphus ostenfeldi
Lanternfish
Spiny lantern fish
Metelectrona ventralis
Diaphus megalops
Lantern fish
Smallfin lanternfish
Nannobrachium idostigma
Taaningichthys minimus
Lanternfish
Japanese lanternfish
Diaphus kuroshio
Longfin lampfish
Barnards lanternfishes - Symbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m.
Lanternfish
Hygophum bruuni
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus
Triphoturus oculeum
Fragile lantern fish
Diaphus thiollierei
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus braueri
Diaphus dahlgreni
Protomyctophum gemmatum
Diaphus similis
Spinytail lampfish
Diaphus arabicus
Protomyctophum andriashevi
Transparent lantern fish
Lanternfish
Nannobrachium bristori
Black lantern fish
Gonichthys barnesi
Tarletonbeania taylori
Large-scaled lantern fish
Lanternfish
Spotted laternfish
Nannobrachium gibbsi
Diaphus lucidus
Myctophum indicum
Lampanyctus vadulus
Diaphus whitleyi
Lanternfish
Lanternfish
Lantern fish
Topside lampfish
Hudson's lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni
Smallfin lanternfish
Thickhead lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus microlampas
Diaphus ehrhorni
Protomyctophum parallelum
Diaphus taaningi
Lampanyctus iselinoides
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
Diaphus richardsoni
Lampadena urophaos atlantica
Order Notacanthiformes
Aldrovandia gracilis - Aldrovandia gracilis is a species of fish in the Halosauridae family.
Halosaurus sinensis
Longnose tapirfish
Halosaur
Notacanthus indicus
Aldrovandia oleosa
Halosaurus attenuatus
Halosaurus parvipennis
Polyacanthonotus africanus
Aldrovandia rostrata
Halosaurus carinicauda
Bonapart's spiny eel
Order Ophidiiformes
Pelagic brotula
Parabrotula tanseimaru
Brotulotaenia brevicauda
Bassozetus zenkevitchi
Barathronus pacificus
Abyssobrotula galatheae - Though uncommon, this species is known from the tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans.
Apagesoma edentatum
Barathrites parri
Brotulotaenia nigra
Marshall slopebrotula
Barathronus diaphanus
Aphyonus brevidorsalis
Gunther's cuskeel
Violet cuskeel
Barathronus parfaiti
Barathronus bicolor
Thalassobathia nelsoni
Lamprogrammus niger
Parabrotula plagiophthalmus
Alcockia rostrata
Barathronus multidens
Apagesoma delosommatus
Brotulotaenia nielseni
Leucobrotula adipata
Two-spined slopebrotula
Barathronus unicolor
Bony-eared assfish
Barathronus bruuni
Aphyonus bolini
Nielsen's catetyx
Order Osmeriformes
Holtbyrnia ophiocephala
Salmon smooth-head
Dolichopteryx binocularis
Abyssal smooth-head
Bathytroctes zugmayeri
Krefft's smooth-head
Bathylagus tenuis
Holtbyrnia conocephala
Fiolenti's smooth-head
Maulisia acuticeps
Koefoed's smooth-head
Leptoderma lubricum
Threadfin smooth-head
Asquamiceps caeruleus
Dolichopteryx rostrata
Mentodus perforatus
Ghost smelt
Rouleina watasei
Blackhead salmon
Mentodus crassus
Boneythroat
Rouleina guentheri
Nansenia megalopa
Multipore searsid
Barrel-eye
Winged spookfish
Nansenia antarctica
Bajacalifornia arcylepis
Bathytroctes pappenheimi
Schnakenbeck's searsid
Searsioides multispinus
Fangtooth smooth-head
Holtbyrnia laticauda
Elongate smooth-head
Longsnout blacksmelt
Smallscale searsid
Bathytroctes inspector
Vaillant's smooth-head
Hairfin smooth-head
Pacific black smelt
Mentodus longirostris
Northern smooth-tongue - The Northen smoothtongue is a type of deepwater fish that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres .
Bathylagus andriashevi
Palebelly searsid
Rouleina nuda
Narcetes erimelas
Binghamichthys aphos
Legless searsid
Rouleina eucla
Nansenia iberica
Bigeye smooth-head
Winteria telescopa
Werner's smooth-head
Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus
Toothless smooth-head
Shining tubeshoulder
Pygmy argentine
Koefoed's searsid
Snubnose blacksmelt
Teardrop tubeshoulder
Conocara kreffti
Palegold searsid
Michael Sars smooth-head
Leptoderma retropinna
Asquamiceps hjorti
Dolichopteryx trunovi
Bathytroctes breviceps
Bathylagus niger
Mentodus eubranchus
Bathylagichthys longipinnis
Normichthys yahganorum
Rouleina livida
Nansenia sanrikuensis
Bruce's argentine
Bluethroat argentine
Brown slickhead
Bluntsnout smooth-head - The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m.
Bathytroctes squamosus
Starry smooth-head
Streaklight tubeshoulder
Murray's smooth-head
Dolichopteryx anascopa
California smoothtongue
Bighead searsid
Conocara bertelseni
Matsuichthys aequipinnis
Bathytroctes macrognathus
Leptoderma affinis
Threadfin slickhead
Deep-sea smelt
Mentodus mesalirus
Barbantus elongatus
Bathylagus borealis
Bluntsnout slickhead
Narcetes lloydi
Pectinantus parini
Leaf searsid
Mentodus bythios
Eared blacksmelt
Bathylaco nielseni
Rouleina euryops
Nansenia longicauda
Bajacalifornia microstoma
Normichthys herringi
Pacific barreleye - Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. M.
Mirrorbelly - The 'mirrorbelly' or 'barreleye' is a barreleye of the genus Opisthoproctus, is found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 200 to 2,000 m.
Dolichopteryx minuscula
Loosescale smooth-head
Nansenia ahlstromi
Bajacalifornia aequatoris
Smallscale smooth-head
Sagamichthys gracilis
Searsioides calvala
Norman's smooth-head
Holtbyrnia intermedia
Longfin smooth-head
Maulisia isaacsi
Fanfin smooth-head
Bathytroctes elegans
Agassiz' smooth-head
Antillean smooth-head
Blackchin blacksmelt
Robust blacksmelt
Mentodus facilis
Bathylagoides argyrogaster
Madeiran smooth-head
Nansenia tenuicauda
Argentine - Argentina striata is a species of fish in the Argentinidae family.
Softskin smooth-head
Greenland argentine
Bajacalifornia erimoensis
Order Perciformes
Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons
New Zealand ruffe
Melanostigma orientale
Stout slipskin
Lycodapus derjugini
Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens
Trewavas croaker
Pseudoscopelus scutatus
Eumegistus brevorti
Blue driftfish
Ariommid
Plectranthias pallidus
Kali normani
Malakichthys barbatus
Ericandersonia sagamia - Ericandersonia sagamia is a newly-described eelpout of the family Zoarcidae, found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m.
Longfin fathead
Kali colubrina
Bathyclupea megaceps
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
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
Barracuda cardinalfish
Pseudoscopelus altipinnis
Bothrocara nyx
Lycenchelys imamurai
Malakichthys similis
Kali macrodon
Sherborn's cardinalfish
Bathyclupea hoskynii
Stubraker sculpin
Pseudoscopelus parini
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.
Silver splitfin
Atlantic soft pout
Deepwater slipskin
Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos
Cocoa snapper
Pseudoscopelus stellatus
Brilliant pomfret
Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni
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
Cutlassfish
Tonga escolar
Bigmouth veilfin
Bathyclupea argentea
Seleniolycus robertsi
Gaper
Melanostigma inexpectatum
Lycodapus microchir
Pseudoscopelus microps
Lycodapus
Pseudoscopelus aphos
Atrobucca geniae
Tasmanian ruffe
Kali macrura
Black swallower
Howella zina
Deepsea herring
Melanostigma vitiazi
Seleniolycus laevifasciatus
Pseudoscopelus pierbartus
Dysalotus oligoscolus
Paracaristius heemstrai
Melanostigma bathium
Bigtooth eelpout
Pseudoscopelus cephalus
Pachycara dolichaulus
Malakichthys mochizuki
Thinlip splitfin
Plectranthias robertsi
Platyberyx opalescens
Blackfish - The rudderfish, Centrolophus niger , is a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.
Kali indica
Howella parini
Bathyclupea gracilis
White warehou - The white warehou, Seriolella caerulea, is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found in the southern Pacific and southern Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 500 and 800 m.
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Order Pleuronectiformes
Deepwater sole
Smallmouth moonflounder
Bathysolea lactea
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
Saccopharynx lavenbergi
Bobtail eel - The bobtail snipe eels are two species of deep-sea fishes in the family Cyematidae, one only in each of two genera.
Gulper eel
Monognathus ozawai
Monognathus herringi
Saccopharynx thalassa
Saccopharynx harrisoni
Monognathus smithi
Monognathus jesse
Monognathus boehlkei
Saccopharynx paucovertebratis
Saccopharynx berteli
Monognathus rajui
Monognathus isaacsi
Order Scorpaeniformes
Edentoliparis terraenovae
Paraliparis carlbondi
Blackmouth rockfish
Icelus mandibularis
Smalleye dwarf snailfish
Squaloliparis dentatus
Sargasso dwarf snailfish
Genioliparis ferox
Paraliparis skeliphrus
Multipore dwarf snailfish
Notoliparis antonbruuni
Acantholiparis caecus
Midwater scorpionfish
Deepwater rockfish - S.
Stein's dwarf snailfish
Gelatinous dwarf snailfish
Careproctus marginatus
Genioliparis kafanovi
Marvelous dwarf snailfish
Tadpole liparid
Short-headed sculpin
Order Squaliformes
Knifetooth dogfish - The knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m.
Lantern sharks - Japanese ichthyologists Shigeru Shirai and Hiroyuki Tachikawa described the blurred lanternshark in a 1993 article in the scientific journal Copeia, as part of a taxonomic revision of the Etmopterus pusillus species group.
Rasptooth dogfish - The rasptooth dogfish, Miroscyllium sheikoi, is a dogfish, the only species in the genus Miroscyllium, found on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the northwest Pacific Ocean at depths of 360 m.
Whitetail dogfish - The whitetail dogfish is a rare species known only from a few specimens taken by tuna longliners and trawlers.
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - The false lanternshark, Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Pacific from the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Ridge off New Caledonia.
Etmopterus dianthus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Isistius labialis - Reproduction is aplacental viviparity in the same way as great white sharks.
Japanese velvet dogfish - The Japanese velvet dogfish, Zameus ichiharai, is a harmless deepwater sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the northwest Pacific from Suruga Bay and adjacent waters of Japan at depths of between 500 and 800 m.
Spined pygmy shark - The spined pygmy shark, Squaliolus laticaudus, is a species of dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae found widely in all oceans.
Lantern sharks - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Cylindrical lantern shark - Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
Pocket shark - The pocket shark is a very poorly known deepwater shark recorded from the Nazca Submarine Ridge off northern Chile.
Azores dogfish - The Azores dogfish, Scymnodalatias garricki, is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae.
Etmopterus dislineatus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Granular dogfish - The granular dogfish has no anal fin, two dorsal spines with the second one much larger than the first, a large second dorsal fin, a long abdomen, small pectoral and pelvic fins, a large eye, prominent nostrils and spiracles, and brownish-black coloration.
Largetooth cookie-cutter shark - The largetooth cookiecutter shark was originally described by New Zealand ichthyologist Jack Garrick and American shark expert Stewart Springer, in a 1964 issue of the scientific journal Copeia.
Pygmy shark - Pygmy sharks are ovoviviparous and produce about 8 young in each litter.
Dwarf lantern shark - American ichthyologists Stewart Springer and George H.
Etmopterus caudistigmus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Cigar shark - The cookiecutter shark , also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae.
Order Stephanoberyciformes
Bigscale
Poromitra unicornis
Ridgehead
Melamphaes pumilus
Ridgehead
Highsnout bigscale
Gibberfish
Melamphaes hubbsi
Bigscale
Scopelogadus unispinis
Bigscale
Ridgehead
Little bigscale
Bigscale
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
Abyssoberyx levisquamosus
Ridgehead
Melamphaes eulepis
Poromitra gibbsi
Melamphaes spinifer
Twospine bigscale
Melamphaes parini
Scopeloberyx microlepis
Melamphaes laeviceps
Order Stomiiformes
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
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Leptostomias robustus
Eustomias bifilis
Ichthyococcus polli
Scaleless dragonfish
Astronesthes karsteni
Scaleless dragonfish
Sparing
Eustomias ioani
Valenciennellus carlsbergi
Eustomias schiffi
Astronesthes gudrunae
Maurolicus stehmanni
Eustomias albibulbus
Smallhead snaggletooth - The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.
Photonectes parvimanus
Opostomias micripnus
Maurolicus kornilovorum
Astronesthes
Scaleless dragonfish
Borostomias mononema
Cyclothone pygmaea
Eustomias gibbsi
Eustomias posti
Margrethia valentinae
Astronesthes dupliglandis
Astronesthes similus
Bristlemouth
Eustomias curtatus
Triplophos hemingi
Eustomias parini
Eustomias minimus
Chauliodus minimus
Astronesthes martensii
Lovely hatchetfish
Alcock's boafish
Eustomias cancriensis
Melanostomias nigroaxialis
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.
Eustomias melanostigmoides
Bigeye lightfish
Maurolicus javanicus
Shortbarbel dragonfish
Scaleless dragonfish
Astronesthes lampara
Astronesthes indicus
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
Leptostomias longibarba
Eustomias bertelseni
Loosejaw
Lightfish
Bathophilus irregularis
Eustomias longiramis
Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.
Eustomias tetranema
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.
Astronesthes galapagensis
Scaleless dragonfish
Pachystomias microdon
Maurolicus parvipinnis
Photonectes leucospilus
Bathophilus brevis
Eustomias inconstans
Polyipnus soelae
Eustomias dispar
Stareye lightfish - The stareye lightfish is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys.
Eustomias paxtoni
Aristostomias polydactylus
Photonectes achirus
Bonapartia pedaliota
Cyclothone parapallida
Astronesthes chrysophekadion
Astronesthes tatyanae
Snaggletooth
Half-naked hatchetfish
Deep-water bristlemouth
Eustomias crossotus
Valdivia black dragon fish
Eustomias multifilis
Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish
Argyripnus iridescens
Snaggletooth
Stomias lampropeltis
Eustomias bulbiramis
Melanostomias melanopogon
Eustomias micraster
Chauliodus dentatus
Eustomias magnificus
Heterophotus ophistoma
Eustomias uniramis
Emperor seamount lightfish
Araiophos eastropas
Black-belly dragonfish
Eustomias bimargaritatus
Atlantic fangjaw
Thorophos euryops
Astronesthes kreffti
Bathophilus pawneei
Eustomias australensis
Photostomias atrox
Slim lightfish
Highfin dragonfish
Eustomias jimcraddocki - Eustomias jimcraddocki is a species of abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found in the western North Atlantic.
Constellationfish
Eustomias schmidti
Astronesthes haplophos
Sternoptyx obscura
Maurolicus walvisensis
Pitgum lanternfish
Maurolicus mucronatus
Arrow dragonfish
Photonectes caerulescens
Borostomias pacificus
Bathophilus altipinnis
Eustomias hulleyi
Odontostomias masticopogon
Polyipnus inermis
Eustomias problematicus
Diplophos australis
Astronesthes exsul
Eustomias parri
Ebeling's fangjaw
Scaleless dragonfish
Aristostomias grimaldii
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
Eustomias curtifilis
Astronesthes atlanticus
Astronesthes splendida
Eustomias cirritus
Melanostomias pollicifer
Eustomias monoclonoides
Chauliodus pammelas
Snaggletooth
Pacific hatchet fish
Benttooth bristlemouth
Stomias danae
Eustomias braueri
Torpedo dragonfish
Melanostomias globulifer
Eustomias mesostenus
Astronesthes leucopogon
Astronesthes indopacificus
Leptostomias multifilis
Eustomias bibulboides
Ichthyococcus parini
Bathophilus kingi
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
Maurolicus australis
Eustomias interruptus
Eustomias satterleei
Snaggletooth
Slender snaggletooth
Maurolicus rudjakovi
Eustomias aequatorialis
Photonectes margarita
Scaleless black dragonfish
Photonectes albipennis
Borostomias elucens
Slender bristlemouth
Eustomias elongatus
Eustomias pinnatus
Sonoda paucilampa
Manducus maderensis
Loosejaw
Astronesthes decoratus
Astronesthes trifibulatus
Astronesthes quasiindicus
Sladen's hatchet fish
Garrick
Eustomias cryptobulbus
Eustomias pacificus
Argyripnus pharos
Astronesthes macropogon
Scaly dragonfish
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 .
Eustomias bimargaritoides
Elongated bristlemouth fish
Thorophos nexilis
Pacific blackdragon
Eustomias medusa
Hatchetfish
Eustomias vitiazi
Maurolicus inventionis
Scaly dragonfish
Bathophilus proximus
Astronesthes lamellosus
Highlight hatchetfish
Pearlside
Scaleless dragonfish
Eustomias austratlanticus
Photostomias goodyeari
Bulldog lightfish
Bathophilus indicus
Eustomias lanceolatus
Eustomias spherulifer
Astronesthes illuminatus
Astronesthes formosana
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.
Photonectes gracilis
Panama snaggletooth
Longfin dragonfish
Eustomias ignotus
Odontostomias micropogon
Polyipnus meteori
Eustomias quadrifilis
Diplophos pacificus
Eustomias patulus
Slender fangjaw
Aristostomias lunifer
Yellow bristlemouth
Eustomias digitatus
Astronesthes bilobatus
Astronesthes tanibe
Bristlemouth
Eustomias contiguus
Threelight dragonfish
Melanostomias stewarti
Eustomias monoclonus
Chauliodus schmidti
Snaggletooth
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.
Pacific astronesthid fish
Stomias gracilis
Eustomias brevibarbatus
Grammatostomias flagellibarba
Melanostomias melanopogon
Eustomias metamelas
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
Neocyttus
Rosy dory
Black oreo - The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.
Neocyttus acanthorhynchus
Stethopristes eos
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
