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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

Duckbill oceanic eel

Labichthys carinatus

Leptocephalus bellottii

Serrivomer schmidti

Serrivomer danae

Avocettina acuticeps

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

Black saw-toothed eel

Benthenchelys indicus

Bean's sawtooth eel

Bathymyrus echinorhynchus

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

Labichthys yanoi

Leptocephalus congroides

Serrivomer garmani

Avocettina bowersii

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

Saurenchelys taiwanensis

Nessorhamphus danae

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

Nemichthys larseni

Sawtooth eel - The Samoa sawtooth eel, Serrivomer samoensis, is a sawtooth eel of the genus Serrivomer, found in the south west Pacific at depths between 500 and 2,000 m.

Benthenchelys pacificus

Black sawtooth eel

Dogface witch-eel

Chlopsis longidens

Crossthroat sawpalate

Acromycter longipectoralis

Avocettina paucipora

Order Ateleopodiformes

Parateleopus microstomus

Order Aulopiformes

Stemonosudis bullisi

Telescopefish

Sharpchin barracudina

Evermannella ahlstromi

Scopelosaurus craddocki

Japanese barracudina

Antarctic jonasfish

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

Ahliesaurus brevis

White barracudina

Lestidiops similis

Scopelarchus stephensi

Scopelarchoides danae

Macroparalepis danae

Stemonosudis intermedia

Zugmayer's pearleye

Lestidiops indopacifica

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Undistinguished sabretooth

Scopelarchoides signifer

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

Stemonosudis molesta

Evermannella megalops

Uncisudis advena

Scopelosaurus gibbsi

Naked barracuda

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

Paralepis speciosa

Barracudina

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

Scopelarchoides climax

Barracudina

Stemonosudis gracilis

Benthalbella elongata

Lestidiops extrema

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

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Uncisudis longirostra

Benthalbella macropinna

Strange pike smelt

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Barracudina

Order Beryciformes

Slimy head

Longwing spinyfin

Hoplostethus melanopterus

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 druzhinini

Common roughy - The sandpaper fish or common roughy, Paratrachichthys trailli, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths of between 50 and 400 m.

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Hoplostethus shubnikovi

Hoplostethus mikhailini

Flintperch

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Hoplostethus abramovi

Hoplostethus rifti

Aulotrachichthys latus

Diretmoides veriginae

Slimy head

Hoplostethus fedorovi

Parinoberyx horridus

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Atlantic roughy

Parin's spiny fin

Hoplostethus marisrubri

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.

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Hoplostethus confinis

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus metallicus

Hoplostethus fragilis

Parmops echinatus

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

Order Carcharhiniformes

Springer's sawtail cat shark - The Springer's sawtail cat shark, Galeus springeri, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western central Atlantic from Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, the north coast of Hispaniola, and Cuba, at depths of between 450 and 700 m.

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

Pale spotted catshark - The pale spotted spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m.

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

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.

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

Haploblepharus kistnasamyi - This species was once considered to be the "Natal" form of the puffadder shyshark, which differed from the main "Cape" form in appearance and habitat preferences.

Australian reticulate swellshark - Once thought to be the same species as the reticulated swellshark of Vietnam and Hainan, the Australian reticulate swellshark was described as a separate species by William White and David Ebert in a 2008 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation publication.

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.

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.

Order Cetomimiformes

Pink flabby whalefish

Vitiaziella cubiceps

Whalefish

Savage's birdsnouted whalefish

Gyrinomimus bruuni

Festive ribbonfish

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Procetichthys kreffti

Ataxolepis apus

Cetomimus kerdops

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

Cetomimus gillii

Danacetichthys galathenus

Trunov southern cetomimid

Parataeniophorus brevis

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

Ataxolepis henactis

Cetomimus picklei

Ditropichthys storeri

Cetichthys indagator

Gyrinomimus myersi

Order Chimaeriformes

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Gal

Order Gadiformes

Patagonian codling

Myers' grenadier

Coryphaenoides grahami

Gadella edelmanni

Arrowtail

Large-eye grenadier

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Roundhead grenadier

Kumba hebetata

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Pugnose grenadier

Dusky rattail

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Bristly grenadier

Physiculus therosideros

Physiculus nigriscens

Bluntnose grenadier

Narrowsnout grenadier

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Fragile grenadier

Mediterranean grenadier

Echinomacrurus mollis

Threadfin grenadier

Bighead mora

Finescale mora

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

Physiculus roseus

Kaiwi Channel grenadier

Guttigadus nudicephalus

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.

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Doublethread grenadier

Coryphaenoides camurus

Hymenocephalus aterrimus

Bathypelagic rattail

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

Coelorinchus nazcaensis

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Grenadier fish

Tripterophycis svetovidovi

Whitson's grenadier

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Physiculus parini

Parin's grenadier

Coryphaenoides microps

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

Hymenocephalus striatulus

Kumba gymnorhynchus

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

Smallhead moray cod

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

Trachonurus sentipellis

Physiculus sazonovi

Physiculus longifilis

Blunt-nosed 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.

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Squalogadus modificatus

Bighead grenadier

Dogtooth grenadier

Hymenocephalus barbatulus

Berry's grenadier

Kumba maculisquama

Coelorinchus trunovi

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

Bathygadus spongiceps

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

Physiculus peregrinus

Bluntsnout grenadier

Order Lampriformes

Scalloped ribbon fish - The scalloped ribbonfish, Zu cristatus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans, at depths down to 90 m.

Regalecus russelii

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

Taper-tail ribbonfish

Sticklebacks - It is found in deep subtropical and tropical waters around the world, living at depths during the day and making nightly vertical migrations to feed on plankton.

Unicorn crestfish - The unicorn crestfish or unicornfish, Eumecichthys fiski, is a very rare, little-known species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae, and the only member of its genus.

Crested oarfish

Dealfish

Southern ribbonfish

Order Lophiiformes

Oneirodes thysanema

Bufoceratias thele

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Linophryne escaramosa

Bulbous dreamer

Short-rod anglerfish

Oneirodes alius

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

Melanocetus eustalus

Linophryne andersoni

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.

Torpedo batfish

Oneirodes pietschi

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Pentherichthys venustus

Gigantactis longicauda

Chirophryne xenolophus

Oneirodes melanocauda

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Oneirodes heteronema

Himantolophus cornifer

Gigantactis golovani

Caulophryne polynema

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Linophryne macrodon

Chaenophryne ramifera

Oneirodes cristatus

Prickly anglerfish - The prickly anglerfish, Himantolophus appelii, is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans , in deep water.

Plainchin dreamarm

Acentrophryne dolichonema

Rhynchactis microthrix

Linophryne densiramus

Oneirodes basili

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

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.

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Lophodolos indicus

Two-rod anglerfish

Oneirodes myrionemus

Himantolophus multifurcatus

Gigantactis meadi

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

Oneirodes macronema

Atlantic footballfish

Triplewart seadevil

Gigantactis gargantua

Caulophryne pelagica

Linophryne pennibarbata

Oneirodes flagellifer

Himantolophus brevirostris

Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.

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.

Rhynchactis leptonema

Dolopichthys pullatus

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 .

Gigantactis paxtoni

Oneirodes plagionema

Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Oneirodes micronema

Himantolophus mauli

Gigantactis longicirra

Pietschichthys horridus

Linophryne racemifera

Oneirodes kreffti

Himantolophus crinitus

Gigantactis gracilicauda

Acentrophryne longidens

Gigantactis balushkini

Linophryne maderensis

Oneirodes dicromischus

Himantolophus azurlucens

Bufoceratias shaoi

Linophryne digitopogon

Oneirodes bradburyae

Haplophryne triregium

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

Linophryne bicornis

Gigantactis watermani

Linophryne algibarbata

Gigantactis microdontis

Stargazing seadevil

Diceratias trilobus

Smooth anglerfish

Himantolophus nigricornis

Gigantactis kreffti

Oneirodes macrosteus

Himantolophus macroceras

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Himantolophus compressus

Linophryne lucifer

Smooth dreamer

Oneirodes clarkei

Himantolophus albinares

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

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Himantolophus melanolophus

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Gigantactis macronema

Himantolophus borealis

Order Myctophiformes

Lantern fish

Broadfin lampfish

Andersen's lantern fish

Gonichthys venetus

Diaphus pallidus

Lampadena dea

Spothead lantern fish

Lanternfish

Garnet lanternfish

Nannobrachium indicum

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Popeye lampfish

Evermann's lantern fish

Lanternfish

Diaphus garmani

Doflein's false headlightfish

Diaphus trachops

Rakery beaconlamp

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Lanternfish

Spinycheek lanternfish

Diaphus dehaveni

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Nannobrachium crypticum

Electrona antarctica

Nannobrachium phyllisae

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Neoscopelus microchir

Lanternfish

Diaphus nielseni

Wisner's lantern fish

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Diaphus jenseni

Lobisomem

Lampanyctus simulator

Lanternfish

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Taaning's lantern fish

Bigeye lanternfish

Brokenline lanternfish

Chubby flashlightfish

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Nannobrachium wisneri

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.

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Symbolophorus rufinus

Lanternfish

Diaphus handi

Cocco's lantern fish

Pig-headed lantern fish

Diaphus drachmanni

Pacific blackchin

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Diaphus subtilis

Lanternfish

Lampanyctus hubbsi

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Electron subantarctic

Lanternfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Mirror lanterfish

Pinpoint lampfish

Diaphus aliciae

Slendertail lanternfish

Metelectrona ventralis

Lantern fish

Smallfin lanternfish

Nannobrachium idostigma

Taaningichthys minimus

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.

Hygophum bruuni

Triphoturus oculeum

Fragile lantern fish

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Diaphus thiollierei

Lanternfish

Diaphus dahlgreni

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Diaphus similis

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Spinytail lampfish

Diaphus arabicus

Transparent lantern fish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Lanternfish

Nannobrachium bristori

Black lantern fish

Tarletonbeania taylori

Large-scaled lantern fish

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Smallfin lanternfish

Thickhead lanternfish

Diaphus ehrhorni

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Diaphus taaningi

Protomyctophum parallelum

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

Diaphus richardsoni

Protomyctophum chilense

Lampadena urophaos atlantica

Order Notacanthiformes

Halosaurus attenuatus

Halosaurus parvipennis

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Aldrovandia rostrata

Halosaurus carinicauda

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

Bonapart's spiny eel

Order Ophidiiformes

Pelagic brotula

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

Apagesoma edentatum

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Barathronus parfaiti

Barathronus bicolor

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Brotulotaenia nigra

Marshall slopebrotula

Barathronus multidens

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Apagesoma delosommatus

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

Lamprogrammus niger

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Barathronus pacificus

Barathrites parri

Bony-eared assfish

Aphyonus bolini

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Leucobrotula adipata

Two-spined slopebrotula

Barathronus diaphanus

Nielsen's catetyx

Order Osmeriformes

Salmon smooth-head

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Snubnose blacksmelt

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Abyssal smooth-head

Krefft's smooth-head

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Bathylagus niger

Maulisia acuticeps

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Koefoed's smooth-head

Leptoderma lubricum

Threadfin smooth-head

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Mentodus perforatus

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Searsioides multispinus

Elongate smooth-head

Longsnout blacksmelt

California smoothtongue

Smallscale searsid

Holtbyrnia laticauda

Bathylagus borealis

Bathytroctes inspector

Vaillant's smooth-head

Hairfin smooth-head

Barbantus elongatus

Mentodus longirostris

Bathylaco nielseni

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

Binghamichthys aphos

Rouleina nuda

Narcetes erimelas

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Legless searsid

Rouleina eucla

Nansenia iberica

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Winteria telescopa

Werner's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Toothless smooth-head

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Michael Sars smooth-head

Leptoderma retropinna

Bathytroctes breviceps

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Mentodus eubranchus

Bruce's argentine

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Normichthys yahganorum

Rouleina livida

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Bluethroat argentine

Bluntsnout smooth-head - The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m.

Bathytroctes squamosus

Starry smooth-head

Murray's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Bathylagus tenuis

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Conocara bertelseni

Ghost smelt

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Bighead searsid

Bathytroctes macrognathus

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Normichthys herringi

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

Dolichopteryx minuscula

Fangtooth smooth-head

Mirrorbelly - The 'mirrorbelly' or 'barreleye' is a barreleye of the genus Opisthoproctus, is found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 200 to 2,000 m.

Nansenia ahlstromi

Loosescale smooth-head

Fanfin smooth-head

Smallscale smooth-head

Sagamichthys gracilis

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Bathytroctes elegans

Agassiz' smooth-head

Antillean smooth-head

Palebelly searsid

Bathylagus andriashevi

Robust blacksmelt

Mentodus facilis

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

Order Perciformes

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

New Zealand ruffe

Melanostigma orientale

Stout slipskin

Lycodapus derjugini

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Ariommid

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Eumegistus brevorti

Blue driftfish

Plectranthias pallidus

Kali normani

Malakichthys barbatus

Bathyclupea argentea

Longfin fathead

Ericandersonia sagamia - Ericandersonia sagamia is a newly-described eelpout of the family Zoarcidae, found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m.

Kali colubrina

Caristius groenlandicus

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Rosenblattia robusta - Rosenblattia robusta is a species of deepwater cardinalfish, the only member of the genus Rosenblattia, found around the world in southern temperate waters.

Paracaristius maderensis

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.

Atrobucca geniae

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

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Sherborn's cardinalfish

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.

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

Cocoa snapper

Pseudoscopelus stellatus

Brilliant pomfret

Eyebrow - The bluefin driftfish or scissortail, Psenes pellucidus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Psenes, found in all the world's oceans at depths down to 1,000 m.

Seleniolycus robertsi

Trewavas croaker

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Lycodapus microchir

Pseudoscopelus microps

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Paracaristius heemstrai

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Melanostigma bathium

Bigtooth eelpout

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Pachycara dolichaulus

Malakichthys mochizuki

Thinlip splitfin

Plectranthias robertsi

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

Platyberyx opalescens

Kali indica

Bathyclupea hoskynii

Howella parini

White warehou - The white warehou, Seriolella caerulea, is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found in the southern Pacific and southern Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 500 and 800 m.

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

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

Gulper

Monognathus rosenblatti

Monognathus jesperseni

Monognathus bertini

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

Saccopharynx lavenbergi

Gulper eel

Monognathus ozawai

Monognathus herringi

Saccopharynx thalassa

Saccopharynx harrisoni

Monognathus smithi

Monognathus jesse

Monognathus boehlkei

Saccopharynx paucovertebratis

Saccopharynx berteli

Monognathus rajui

Monognathus isaacsi

Order Scorpaeniformes

Paraliparis carlbondi

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Blackmouth rockfish

Icelus mandibularis

Smalleye dwarf snailfish

Squaloliparis dentatus

Sargasso dwarf snailfish

Paraliparis skeliphrus

Genioliparis ferox

Acantholiparis caecus

Multipore dwarf snailfish

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Midwater scorpionfish

Deepwater rockfish - S.

Stein's dwarf snailfish

Gelatinous dwarf snailfish

Careproctus marginatus

Genioliparis kafanovi

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Tadpole liparid

Short-headed sculpin

Order Squaliformes

Knifetooth dogfish - The knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m.

Lantern sharks - Japanese ichthyologists Shigeru Shirai and Hiroyuki Tachikawa described the blurred lanternshark in a 1993 article in the scientific journal Copeia, as part of a taxonomic revision of the Etmopterus pusillus species group.

Rasptooth dogfish - The rasptooth dogfish, Miroscyllium sheikoi, is a dogfish, the only species in the genus Miroscyllium, found on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the northwest Pacific Ocean at depths of 360 m.

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

Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - The false lanternshark, Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Pacific from the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Ridge off New Caledonia.

Etmopterus dianthus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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

Japanese velvet dogfish - The Japanese velvet dogfish, Zameus ichiharai, is a harmless deepwater sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the northwest Pacific from Suruga Bay and adjacent waters of Japan at depths of between 500 and 800 m.

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

Lantern sharks - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Cylindrical lantern shark - Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

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

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

Etmopterus dislineatus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Granular dogfish - The granular dogfish has no anal fin, two dorsal spines with the second one much larger than the first, a large second dorsal fin, a long abdomen, small pectoral and pelvic fins, a large eye, prominent nostrils and spiracles, and brownish-black coloration.

Largetooth cookie-cutter shark - The largetooth cookiecutter shark was originally described by New Zealand ichthyologist Jack Garrick and American shark expert Stewart Springer, in a 1964 issue of the scientific journal Copeia.

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

Dwarf lantern shark - American ichthyologists Stewart Springer and George H.

Etmopterus caudistigmus - Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Scopelogadus unispinis

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.

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Ridgehead

Melamphaes polylepis

Longjaw bigscale

Malacosarcus macrostoma

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Melamphaes laeviceps

Order Stomiiformes

Maurolicus breviculus

Eustomias trewavasae - Eustomias trewavasae is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans at depths down to 1,500 m.

Astronesthes haplophos

Leptostomias robustus

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Bathophilus altipinnis

Photonectes parvimanus

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

Eustomias albibulbus

Astronesthes atlanticus

Opostomias micripnus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Borostomias mononema

Cyclothone pygmaea

Astronesthes splendida

Scaleless dragonfish

Eustomias gibbsi

Margrethia valentinae

Astronesthes leucopogon

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

Eustomias cancriensis

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 bituberoides

Gonostoma longipinnis

Bigeye lightfish

Bathophilus kingi

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Maurolicus javanicus

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Astronesthes indopacificus

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Snaggletooth

Leptostomias longibarba

Loosejaw

Lightfish

Eustomias bertelseni

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Scaleless black dragonfish

Eustomias longiramis

Eustomias tetranema

Aristostomias polydactylus

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

Eustomias radicifilis

Astronesthes decoratus

Pachystomias microdon

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Scaleless dragonfish

Astronesthes trifibulatus

Photonectes leucospilus

Polyipnus soelae

Eustomias inconstans

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

Eustomias dispar

Eustomias paxtoni

Bonapartia pedaliota

Cyclothone parapallida

Astronesthes quasiindicus

Photonectes achirus

Half-naked hatchetfish

Argyripnus iridescens

Deep-water bristlemouth

Astronesthes macropogon

Valdivia black dragon fish

Eustomias crossotus

Chauliodus vasnetzovi - Viperfish

Eustomias multifilis

Araiophos eastropas

Stomias lampropeltis

Astronesthes lamellosus

Melanostomias melanopogon

Heterophotus ophistoma

Emperor seamount lightfish

Eustomias uniramis

Black-belly dragonfish

Astronesthes illuminatus

Thorophos euryops

Eustomias bimargaritatus

Atlantic fangjaw

Photostomias atrox

Slim lightfish

Eustomias australensis

Constellationfish

Longfin dragonfish

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

Eustomias schmidti

Sternoptyx obscura

Astronesthes formosana

Maurolicus walvisensis

Aristostomias grimaldii

Astronesthes bilobatus

Pitgum lanternfish

Maurolicus mucronatus

Borostomias pacificus

Arrow dragonfish

Astronesthes tanibe

Photonectes caerulescens

Polyipnus inermis

Odontostomias masticopogon

Eustomias hulleyi

Diplophos australis

Eustomias problematicus

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.

Eustomias curtifilis

Pacific hatchet fish

Melanostomias pollicifer

Eustomias cirritus

Chauliodus pammelas

Eustomias monoclonoides

Benttooth bristlemouth

Pacific astronesthid fish

Stomias danae

Astronesthes karsteni

Melanostomias globulifer

Astronesthes gudrunae

Leptostomias multifilis

Ichthyococcus parini

Eustomias bibulboides

Oceanic lightfish - The oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria, a lightfish of the genus Vinciguerria, is found in all deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 20 to 5,000 m.

Eustomias interruptus

Eustomias satterleei

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Slender snaggletooth

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Astronesthes

Photonectes margarita

Eustomias aequatorialis

Borostomias elucens

Slender bristlemouth

Astronesthes similus

Photonectes albipennis

Sladen's hatchet fish

Argyripnus pharos

Garrick

Astronesthes martensii

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Eustomias bulbornatus

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

Scaleless dragonfish

Eustomias micropterygius

Thorophos nexilis

Pacific blackdragon

Eustomias bimargaritoides

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Hatchetfish

Bathophilus irregularis

Eustomias medusa

Maurolicus inventionis

Eustomias vitiazi

Scaly dragonfish

Astronesthes indicus

Highlight hatchetfish

Astronesthes galapagensis

Pearlside

Scaleless dragonfish

Photostomias goodyeari

Bulldog lightfish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Bathophilus brevis

Eustomias lanceolatus

Eustomias spherulifer

Aristostomias lunifer

Astronesthes chrysophekadion

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.

Panama snaggletooth

Astronesthes tatyanae

Photonectes gracilis

Polyipnus meteori

Odontostomias micropogon

Eustomias ignotus

Diplophos pacificus

Eustomias quadrifilis

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.

Bristlemouth

Snaggletooth

Threelight dragonfish

Melanostomias stewarti

Melanostomias melanopogon

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Yarrella argenteola

Bathophilus pawneei

Eustomias metamelas

Order Tetraodontiformes

Atrophacanthus japonicus

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

Triacanthodes intermedius

Order Zeiformes

Rosy dory

Neocyttus

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

Allocyttus guineensis

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Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

Order Anguilliformes

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