Group

Deep-sea fish

52 species to discover, each with a sourced fact sheet: depth, size, diet and key facts.

52 species

LanternfishFamily Myctophidae HatchetfishArgyropelecus sp. ViperfishChauliodus sloani BarreleyeMacropinna microstoma FangtoothAnoplogaster cornuta Stoplight loosejawMalacosteus niger Pelican eelEurypharynx pelecanoides Humpback anglerfishMelanocetus johnsonii ChimaeraHydrolagus sp. GrenadierFamily Macrouridae Tripod fishBathypterois grallator SwordfishXiphias gladius OpahLampris guttatus Ocean sunfishMola mola Giant oarfishRegalecus glesne BristlemouthCyclothone sp. Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus CoelacanthLatimeria chalumnae IcefishFamily Channichthyidae Black dragonfishIdiacanthus atlanticus Black swallowerChiasmodon niger Slender snipe eelNemichthys scolopaceus Whipnose anglerfishGigantactis sp. Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfishCeratias holboelli TelescopefishGigantura chuni Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Wolftrap anglerfishThaumatichthys sp. SnailfishFamily Liparidae BlobfishPsychrolutes marcidus HagfishFamily Myxinidae Deep-sea skateBathyraja sp. Deep-sea lizardfishBathysaurus ferox Polar codBoreogadus saida Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Glacial eelpoutLycodes frigidus Antarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoni Antarctic silverfishPleuragramma antarctica Vent eelpoutThermarces cerberus European eelAnguilla anguilla MonkfishLophius piscatorius Giant manta rayMobula birostris Seafarer’s ghost sharkChimaera willwatchi Arctic skateAmblyraja hyperborea Northern wolffishAnarhichas denticulatus Abyssal Antarctic dragonfishBathydraco scotiae Emerald rockcodTrematomus bernacchii Antarctic deep-sea smeltBathylagus antarcticus Atlantic vent eelpoutPachycara thermophilum Müller’s pearlsideMaurolicus muelleri Oceanic lightfishVinciguerria nimbaria Atlantic batfishDibranchus atlanticus