Search: deep sea
Concepts
WorldCommon fangtooth
A small, black deep-sea fish with large fangs found worldwide.Other · Open ocean · 1833
WorldHairy angler
A deep-sea anglerfish with thread-like fins found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.Shark · Deep sea · 1930
WorldViperfish
Deep-sea fish with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent lures in the genus Chauliodus.Other · Open ocean · 1801
WorldStoplight loosejaw
Deep-sea dragonfish that hunts with invisible red light.Shark · Deep sea · 1848
WorldMarine hatchetfish
Small deep-sea fish with a distinctive compressed body shape and bioluminescent camouflage.Other · Open ocean
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWest Indian Ocean coelacanth
Rare deep-sea fish with blue scales and limb-like fins.Ancient · Deep sea · 1938
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian coelacanth
A rare brown deep-sea fish found in Indonesian waters.Ancient · Open ocean · 1999
WorldMariana snailfish
A deep-sea fish from the Mariana Trench with transparent skin and large eggs.Other · Deep sea · 2017
WorldSabertooth fish
Small deep-sea aulopiforms with large recurved teeth and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
WorldAtlantic footballfish
Deep-sea anglerfish with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1837
WorldSnailfish
A family of marine ray-finned fishes found from shallow coasts to the deepest ocean trenches.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1861
WorldTelescopefish
Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and an elongated tail fin.Other · Deep sea · 1901
WorldDeepsea lizardfish
A deep-ocean predator with a flattened head and large eyes found in tropical seas worldwide.Other · Deep sea · 1878
WorldThaumatichthys
A genus of deep-sea anglerfish with a unique internal lure and hinged jaws.Shark · Deep sea · 1908
WorldRibbonfish
Deep-sea lampriforms with long, tape-like bodiesOther · Open ocean
WorldGlasshead barreleye
Deep-sea fish with mirror-based eyesOther · Open ocean
WorldStareater
Small deep-sea fish with a red glowing lureOther · Deep sea
WorldChaunax
A genus of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their large mouths and luring habits.Shark · Deep sea · 1846
WorldCrestfish
Deep-sea ribbon fish with a head crest and ink sacsOther · Open ocean
WorldBarreleye
Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and a light-producing anusOther · Open ocean
WorldBristlemouths
A family of abundant deep-sea fish with bioluminescent organs and bristle-like teeth.Other · Open ocean
WorldAnglerfish
Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829
WorldOarfish
Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772
WorldGrenadiers
Deep-sea gadiform fish with slender bodies and long tails, found globally in ocean depths.Other · Deep sea · 1765
WorldHumpback anglerfish
Deep-sea black seadevil with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1863
WorldPelican eel
A deep-sea eel with a massive hinged jaw and ultra-black skin found in all oceans.Eel · Deep sea
WorldTriplewart seadevil
A deep-sea anglerfish with extreme sexual dimorphism and parasitic males.Other · Deep sea · 1883
WorldSloane's viperfish
Deep-sea dragonfish with huge teeth and light organsOther · Open ocean · 1801
WorldBlack dragonfish
Deep-sea fish with infrared light and stalked larval eyesOther · Open ocean
WorldBarreleye
Deep-sea argentiniform fish with transparent heads and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
WorldGiant oarfish
The world's longest ray-finned fish, known for its ribbon-like body and crimson crest.Other · Open ocean · 1772
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreBlobfish
A gelatinous deep-sea fish from Australia and New Zealand waters.Other · Deep sea
WorldSlender snipe eel
A deep-sea eel with a bird-like beak and extreme length.Eel · Open ocean
WorldBlack swallower
Deep-sea fish that eats prey larger than itselfOther · Open ocean
WorldPacific blackdragon
Deep-sea fish with light-absorbing skin and a glowing chin lure.Other · Open ocean
WorldRoundnose grenadier
A large deep-sea fish from the northern Atlantic Ocean with a rounded head and long tail.Other · Deep sea
WorldTripod fish
Deep-sea fish that stands on elongated finsOther · Open ocean
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier
A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Common fangtooth: Brian Suda, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hairy angler: No machine-readable author provided. Tambja assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Viperfish: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022, Public domain, source
- Stoplight loosejaw: Rafael Bañón, CC BY 3.0, source
- Marine hatchetfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Indonesian coelacanth: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- West Indian Ocean coelacanth: sybarite48, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic footballfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Snailfish: Erin McKittrick, CC BY 4.0, source
- Telescopefish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Deepsea lizardfish: Bideault, Public domain, source
- Thaumatichthys: see above, Public domain, source
- Ribbonfish: Personnel of NOAA Ship DELAWARE II, Public domain, source
- Glasshead barreleye: Adrian Flynn, CC BY 1.0, source
- Stareater: Peter Marriott, Public domain, source
- Chaunax: Robert Mintern, Public domain, source
- Crestfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Barreleye: S. Johnsen (Duke Uni.) for courtesy of photos, J. Hlidberg for courtes, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bristlemouths: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Grenadiers: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Humpback anglerfish: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pelican eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Triplewart seadevil: Dr Tony Ayling, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Sloane's viperfish: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Black dragonfish: GM. Woodward, Public domain, source
- Barreleye: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Blobfish: Alan Riverstone McCulloch (1885-1925), Public domain, source
- Slender snipe eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Black swallower: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pacific blackdragon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Roundnose grenadier: Carl Nielsen, Public domain, source
- Tripod fish: null, CC BY 4.0, source
- Giant grenadier: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source