Fish

Telescopefish

Gigantura chuni

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans

Depth

About 500 to 1,500 m

Size

About 15 cm

Diet

Fish

Zone

Midnight zone · 1,000 m and deeper

Key facts

• Its large tubular eyes look straight ahead, like binoculars.
• As an adult, it has no scales and its skin is silvery.
• It can swallow prey larger than itself.

Verified sources

1. Fishes of Australia – Chun’s Telescopefish
2. FishBase, Gigantura chuni

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Umbrella octopusCirroteuthis muelleri Pacific sleeper sharkSomniosus pacificus Arctic Botrynema jellyfishBotrynema ellinorae (or B. brucei ellinorae) Antarctic deep-sea smeltBathylagus antarcticus Pigbutt wormChaetopterus pugaporcinus