Bathypelagic fish - Fish living in the bathypelagic environment

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

Scopelosaurus adleri

Coccorella atrata

Stemonosudis intermedia

Scopelarchoides climax

Benthalbella elongata

Lestidiops extrema

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

Dolichosudis fuliginosa

Stemonosudis rothschildi

Scopelosaurus mauli

Uncisudis longirostra

Benthalbella macropinna

Strange pike smelt

Scopelarchoides nicholsi

Stemonosudis siliquiventer

Telescopefish

Sharpchin barracudina

Evermannella ahlstromi

Scopelosaurus craddocki

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

Scopelarchus stephensi

Lestidiops similis

Zugmayer's pearleye

Lestidiops indopacifica

Scopelarchoides danae

Macroparalepis danae

Uncisudis posteropelvis

Undistinguished sabretooth

Atlantic sabretooth

Stemonosudis gracilis

Scopelarchoides signifer

Macroparalepis nigra

Pearleye

Hoplostethus crassispinus

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

Stemonosudis molesta

Evermannella megalops

Scopelosaurus gibbsi

Uncisudis advena

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

Order Beryciformes

Longwing spinyfin

Parinoberyx horridus

Hoplostethus tenebricus

Atlantic roughy

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 marisrubri

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis

Aulotrachichthys prosthemius

Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus metallicus

Hoplostethus fragilis

Hoplostethus abramovi

Parmops echinatus

Diretmoides veriginae

Paratrachichthys argyrophanus

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 melanopterus

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

Paratrachichthys fernandezianus

Hoplostethus rifti

Aulotrachichthys latus

Slimy head

Hoplostethus fedorovi

Order Carcharhiniformes

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.

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

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

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.

Order Cetomimiformes

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

Cetomimus gillii

Danacetichthys galathenus

Festive ribbonfish

Trunov southern cetomimid

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

Parataeniophorus brevis

Pink flabby whalefish

Vitiaziella cubiceps

Whalefish

Savage's birdsnouted whalefish

Gyrinomimus bruuni

Parataeniophorus gulosus

Ditropichthys storeri

Procetichthys kreffti

Ataxolepis apus

Cetomimus kerdops

Order Chimaeriformes

Gal

Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Order Gadiformes

Grenadier fish

Patagonian codling

Tripterophycis svetovidovi

Whitson's grenadier

Coelorinchus melanosagmatus

Pugnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides striaturus

Parin's grenadier

Physiculus parini

Coryphaenoides microps

Rhynchogadus hepaticus

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

Narrowsnout grenadier

Fragile grenadier

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

Coelorinchus vityazae

Slendertail grenadier

Trachonurus sentipellis

Physiculus sazonovi

Blunt-nosed grenadier

Physiculus longifilis

Coryphaenoides semiscaber

Coryphaenoides mcmillani

Hymenocephalus barbatulus

Berry's grenadier

Kumba maculisquama

Bathygadus spongiceps

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

Coelorinchus nazcaensis

Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps

Bluntsnout grenadier

Physiculus peregrinus

Myers' grenadier

Arrowtail

Coryphaenoides grahami

Gadella edelmanni

Large-eye grenadier

Hymenocephalus antraeus

Physiculus therosideros

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Coryphaenoides spinulosus

Bluntnose grenadier

Physiculus nigriscens

Mediterranean grenadier

Echinomacrurus mollis

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

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.

Squalogadus modificatus

Coelorinchus trunovi

Sphagemacrurus richardi

Sturgeon-like grenadier fish

Kaiwi Channel grenadier

Physiculus roseus

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

Coryphaenoides macrolophus

Doublethread grenadier

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

Coryphaenoides camurus

Hymenocephalus aterrimus

Bathypelagic rattail

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

Order Lampriformes

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

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.

Order Lophiiformes

Oneirodes micronema

Himantolophus mauli

Oneirodes thysanema

Gigantactis longicirra

Pietschichthys horridus

Linophryne racemifera

Oneirodes kreffti

Himantolophus crinitus

Acentrophryne longidens

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

Oneirodes pietschi

Himantolophus paucifilosus

Gigantactis balushkini

Linophryne maderensis

Oneirodes dicromischus

Himantolophus azurlucens

Bufoceratias shaoi

Linophryne digitopogon

Oneirodes bradburyae

Haplophryne triregium

Dolopichthys jubatus

Linophryne bicornis

Gigantactis watermani

Linophryne algibarbata

Gigantactis microdontis

Stargazing seadevil

Diceratias trilobus

Smooth anglerfish

Himantolophus nigricornis

Plainchin dreamarm

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.

Gigantactis kreffti

Oneirodes macrosteus

Himantolophus macroceras

Oneirodes haplonema

Himantolophus compressus

Oneirodes pterurus

Ctenochirichthys longimanus

Himantolophus albinares

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Gigantactis savagei

Whalehead dreamer

Oneirodes mirus

Himantolophus melanolophus

Oneirodes whitleyi

Photocorynus spiniceps - The known mature male individuals are 6.

Gigantactis macronema

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.

Oneirodes plagionema

Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Gigantactis elsmani

Linophryne parini

Nightmare dreamer

Himantolophus borealis

Bulbous dreamer

Bufoceratias thele

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini - P.

Linophryne escaramosa

Danaphryne nigrifilis

Linophryne bipennata

Oneirodes alius

Short-rod anglerfish

Dolopichthys karsteni

Linophryne andersoni

Melanocetus eustalus

Gigantactis microphthalmus

Tyrannophryne pugnax - The most distinctive feature of T.

Torpedo batfish

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.

Pentherichthys venustus

Gigantactis longicauda

Chirophryne xenolophus

Oneirodes melanocauda

Himantolophus macroceratoides

Caulophryne polynema

Linophryne quinqueramosa

Oneirodes heteronema

Himantolophus cornifer

Acentrophryne dolichonema

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

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.

Rhynchactis microthrix

Linophryne densiramus

Oneirodes basili

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

Dolopichthys dinema

Linophryne argyresca

Melanocetus rossi

Cosmopolitan whipnose

Himantolophus multifurcatus

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.

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

Oneirodes posti

Pacific footballfish

Triplewart seadevil

Gigantactis gargantua

Caulophryne pelagica

Linophryne pennibarbata

Oneirodes flagellifer

Himantolophus brevirostris

Phyllorhinichthys micractis - P.

Linophryne indica

Dolopichthys pullatus

Rhynchactis leptonema

Linophryne brevibarbata

Oneirodes anisacanthus

Deepsea angler - Linophryne arborifera, or illuminated netdevil, is an anglerfish of the family Linophrynidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans at depths below 1,000 m .

Blackdevil - The humpback anglerfish or blackdevil, Melanocetus johnsonii, is a deep-sea anglerfish in the family Melanocetidae, found in tropical to temperate parts of all oceans at depths of up to 2,000 meters .

Gigantactis paxtoni

Order Myctophiformes

Diaphus umbroculus

Slimtail lampfish

Lantern fish

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Symbolophorus rufinus

Pig-headed lantern fish

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Skinnycheek lanternfish

Longfin lanternfish

Golden lanternfish

Lampanyctus tenuiformis

Electron subantarctic

Protomyctophum bolini

Mirror lanterfish

Pinpoint lampfish

Diaphus aliciae

Slendertail lanternfish

Diaphus ostenfeldi

Diaphus megalops

Metelectrona ventralis

Smallfin lanternfish

Nannobrachium idostigma

Taaningichthys minimus

Nannobrachium crypticum

Wisner's lantern fish

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

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

Fragile lantern fish

Triphoturus oculeum

Diaphus thiollierei

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Diaphus similis

Protomyctophum gemmatum

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Diaphus arabicus

Transparent lantern fish

Large-scaled lantern fish

Black lantern fish

Tarletonbeania taylori

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Thickhead lanternfish

Diaphus ehrhorni

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Diaphus taaningi

Protomyctophum parallelum

Lampanyctus iselinoides

Myctophum orientale

Myctophum fissunovi

Lampanyctus turneri

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

Diaphus pallidus

Lampadena dea

Broadfin lampfish

Andersen's lantern fish

Gonichthys venetus

Spothead lantern fish

Garnet lanternfish

Nannobrachium indicum

Nannobrachium cuprarium

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Evermann's lantern fish

Doflein's false headlightfish

Diaphus garmani

Diaphus trachops

Rakery beaconlamp

Diaphus dehaveni

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Protomyctophum luciferum

Gilbert's large lantern fish

Lantern fish

Spinycheek lanternfish

Nannobrachium phyllisae

Neoscopelus microchir

Metelectrona ahlstromi

Golden-nosed lantern fish

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Diaphus jenseni

Lobisomem

Lampanyctus simulator

Nannobrachium bristori

Taaning's lantern fish

Bigeye lanternfish

Brokenline lanternfish

Myctophum indicum

Lampanyctus vadulus

Chubby flashlightfish

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.

Laura's lantern fish

Order Notacanthiformes

Halosaurus parvipennis

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Aldrovandia rostrata

Halosaurus carinicauda

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

Halosaurus attenuatus

Order Ophidiiformes

Alcockia rostrata

Barathronus bruuni

Apagesoma delosommatus

Thalassobathia nelsoni

Bassozetus zenkevitchi

Parabrotula plagiophthalmus

Barathronus pacificus

Barathrites parri

Bony-eared assfish

Aphyonus bolini

Brotulotaenia nielseni

Barathronus diaphanus

Two-spined slopebrotula

Leucobrotula adipata

Nielsen's catetyx

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

Apagesoma edentatum

Pelagic brotula

Brotulotaenia brevicauda

Parabrotula tanseimaru

Barathronus parfaiti

Barathronus bicolor

Lamprogrammus niger

Aphyonus brevidorsalis

Brotulotaenia nigra

Barathronus multidens

Marshall slopebrotula

Gunther's cuskeel

Violet cuskeel

Barathronus unicolor

Order Osmeriformes

Bruce's argentine

Salmon smooth-head

Dolichopteryx binocularis

Asquamiceps caeruleus

Snubnose blacksmelt

Holtbyrnia ophiocephala

Mentodus eubranchus

Bajacalifornia erimoensis

Normichthys yahganorum

Fiolenti's smooth-head

Bathylagus niger

Maulisia acuticeps

Holtbyrnia conocephala

Rouleina livida

Nansenia sanrikuensis

Bathylagichthys longipinnis

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

Bathytroctes macrognathus

California smoothtongue

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

Bathylagus borealis

Rouleina euryops

Nansenia longicauda

Bajacalifornia arcylepis

Normichthys herringi

Loosescale smooth-head

Nansenia ahlstromi

Smallscale smooth-head

Sagamichthys gracilis

Antillean smooth-head

Palebelly searsid

Mentodus facilis

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

Werner's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx brachyrhynchus

Teardrop tubeshoulder

Bathylagoides argyrogaster

Bathytroctes zugmayeri

Threadfin smooth-head

Koefoed's smooth-head

Leptoderma lubricum

Dolichopteryx rostrata

Mentodus perforatus

Murray's smooth-head

Dolichopteryx anascopa

Bathylagus tenuis

Streaklight tubeshoulder

Matsuichthys aequipinnis

Bathytroctes pappenheimi

Schnakenbeck's searsid

Searsioides multispinus

Bathytroctes inspector

Vaillant's smooth-head

Hairfin smooth-head

Barbantus elongatus

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

Mentodus longirostris

Bathylaco nielseni

Dolichopteryx minuscula

Fanfin smooth-head

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.

Longfin smooth-head

Pacific black smelt

Maulisia isaacsi

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Rouleina nuda

Binghamichthys aphos

Narcetes erimelas

Bajacalifornia microstoma

Legless searsid

Robust blacksmelt

Bathylagus andriashevi

Rouleina eucla

Nansenia iberica

Bajacalifornia aequatoris

Winteria telescopa

Toothless smooth-head

Michael Sars smooth-head

Leptoderma retropinna

Shining tubeshoulder

Pygmy argentine

Koefoed's searsid

Dolichopteryx trunovi

Bathytroctes breviceps

Order Perciformes

Malakichthys levis

Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons

Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens

Blue driftfish

Bigmouth veilfin

Tonga escolar

Seleniolycus robertsi

Gaper

Trewavas croaker

Melanostigma inexpectatum

Lycodapus microchir

Lycodapus

Tasmanian ruffe

Pseudoscopelus sagamianus

Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi

Kali macrura

Bathyclupea megaceps

Black swallower

Pseudoscopelus altipinnis

Barracuda cardinalfish

Howella zina

Melanostigma vitiazi

Seleniolycus laevifasciatus

Dysalotus oligoscolus

Paracaristius heemstrai

Melanostigma bathium

Bigtooth eelpout

Pachycara dolichaulus

Plectranthias robertsi

Malakichthys mochizuki

Pseudoscopelus parini

Thinlip splitfin

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

Platyberyx opalescens

Kali indica

Bathyclupea hoskynii

Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos

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.

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.

Stout slipskin

New Zealand ruffe

Melanostigma orientale

Lycodapus derjugini

Pseudoscopelus scutatus

Eumegistus brevorti

Pseudoscopelus microps

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.

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.

Caristius groenlandicus

Seleniolycus pectoralis

Paracaristius maderensis

Atrobucca geniae

Squaretail - The smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri, is a squaretail of the genus Tetragonurus found in all tropical and temperate oceans of the world, at depths up to 800 m.

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.

Pseudoscopelus pierbartus

Pseudoscopelus cephalus

Kali macrodon

Deepsea herring

Aethotaxis mitopteryx pawsoni

Sherborn's cardinalfish

Fan-tailed rag-fish - The ragfish body is scaleless and limp, both because of the cartilaginous skeleton, as well as its flabby muscles.

Pseudoscopelus stellatus

Brilliant pomfret

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

Monognathus taningi

Monognathus nigeli

Monognathus bruuni

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

Saccopharynx ramosus

Gulper

Monognathus rosenblatti

Monognathus jesperseni

Monognathus bertini

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

Saccopharynx lavenbergi

Order Scorpaeniformes

Multipore dwarf snailfish

Notoliparis antonbruuni

Midwater scorpionfish

Deepwater rockfish - S.

Stein's dwarf snailfish

Squaloliparis dentatus

Gelatinous dwarf snailfish

Careproctus marginatus

Genioliparis kafanovi

Marvelous dwarf snailfish

Tadpole liparid

Short-headed sculpin

Blackmouth rockfish

Edentoliparis terraenovae

Paraliparis carlbondi

Icelus mandibularis

Smalleye dwarf snailfish

Sargasso dwarf snailfish

Acantholiparis caecus

Paraliparis skeliphrus

Genioliparis ferox

Order Squaliformes

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.

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

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

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.

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Ridgehead

Scopelogadus beanii

Melamphaes macrocephalus

Melamphaes indicus

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

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

Scopeloberyx microlepis

Scopelogadus unispinis

Large-headed midnight fish

Order Stomiiformes

Eustomias parri

Ebeling's fangjaw

Pacific astronesthid fish

Maurolicus breviculus

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

Cyclothone obscura

Snaggletooth

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

Eustomias cirritus

Melanostomias pollicifer

Eustomias monoclonoides

Chauliodus pammelas

Eustomias schiffi

Benttooth bristlemouth

Lovely hatchetfish

Margrethia valentinae

Eustomias posti

Astronesthes karsteni

Stomias danae

Eustomias braueri

Melanostomias globulifer

Torpedo dragonfish

Eustomias mesostenus

Astronesthes dupliglandis

Astronesthes gudrunae

Leptostomias multifilis

Eustomias bibulboides

Ichthyococcus parini

Eustomias macronema

Sparing

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

Eustomias interruptus

Slender snaggletooth

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Eustomias aequatorialis

Astronesthes

Photonectes margarita

Slender bristlemouth

Astronesthes similus

Borostomias elucens

Photonectes albipennis

Aristostomias polydactylus

Eustomias tetranema

Garrick

Astronesthes martensii

Eustomias cryptobulbus

Eustomias pacificus

Eustomias micropterygius

Eustomias bimargaritoides

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

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

Half-naked hatchetfish

Eustomias radicifilis

Astronesthes lampara

Scaly dragonfish

Eustomias bulbornatus

Tentacle dragonfish

Thorophos nexilis

Elongated bristlemouth fish

Pacific blackdragon

Eustomias medusa

Bathophilus irregularis

Hatchetfish

Astronesthes indicus

Scaly dragonfish

Astronesthes galapagensis

Highlight hatchetfish

Eustomias austratlanticus

Pearlside

Photostomias goodyeari

Bulldog lightfish

Eustomias lanceolatus

Bathophilus brevis

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.

Astronesthes tatyanae

Panama snaggletooth

Photonectes gracilis

Eustomias ignotus

Odontostomias micropogon

Emperor seamount lightfish

Threelight dragonfish

Melanostomias stewarti

Eustomias monoclonus

Chauliodus schmidti

Aristostomias grimaldii

Eustomias schmidti

Diplophos australis

Pacific hatchet fish

Eustomias problematicus

Astronesthes kreffti

Stomias gracilis

Eustomias brevibarbatus

Melanostomias melanopogon

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Astronesthes haplophos

Leptostomias robustus

Eustomias bifilis

Ichthyococcus polli

Eustomias albibulbus

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

Photonectes parvimanus

Eustomias ioani

Bathophilus altipinnis

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Astronesthes exsul

Maurolicus stehmanni

Astronesthes atlanticus

Opostomias micripnus

Maurolicus kornilovorum

Cyclothone pygmaea

Astronesthes splendida

Eustomias cancriensis

Melanostomias nigroaxialis

Eustomias minimus

Chauliodus minimus

Sladen's hatchet fish

Eustomias satterleei

Astronesthes leucopogon

Alcock's boafish

Astronesthes indopacificus

Shortbarbel dragonfish

Eustomias bituberoides

Thysanactis dentex

Eustomias melanostigmoides

Gonostoma longipinnis

Black dragonfish - Idiacanthus atlanticus is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found circumglobally in southern subtropical and temperate oceans between latitudes 25°S and 60°S, at depths down to 2,000 m.

Bathophilus kingi

Bigeye lightfish

Snaggletooth

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Leptostomias longibarba

Scaleless black dragonfish

Vinciguerria mabahiss - Vinciguerria mabahiss is a species of Vinciguerria.

Astronesthes decoratus

Pachystomias microdon

Maurolicus parvipinnis