Search: pelagic
Concepts
WorldStoplight loosejaw
Deep-sea dragonfish that hunts with invisible red light.Shark · Deep sea · 1848
🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreSilver cyprinid
A small pelagic fish from Lake Victoria that supports regional food security.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldGiant oceanic manta ray
The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827
🇷🇺 RussiaComephorus
Two species of pelagic sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1800
WorldSabertooth fish
Small deep-sea aulopiforms with large recurved teeth and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
WorldRibbonfish
Deep-sea lampriforms with long, tape-like bodiesOther · Open ocean
WorldBristlemouths
A family of abundant deep-sea fish with bioluminescent organs and bristle-like teeth.Other · Open ocean
WorldLanternfish
Small bioluminescent mesopelagic fish found in oceans worldwide.Other · Open ocean
WorldOarfish
Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772
WorldPelican eel
A deep-sea eel with a massive hinged jaw and ultra-black skin found in all oceans.Eel · Deep sea
WorldSloane's viperfish
Deep-sea dragonfish with huge teeth and light organsOther · Open ocean · 1801
WorldBarreleye
Deep-sea argentiniform fish with transparent heads and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Stoplight loosejaw: Rafael Bañón, CC BY 3.0, source
- Silver cyprinid: Boulenger, George Albert; Loat, L., Public domain, source
- Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Comephorus: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Ribbonfish: Personnel of NOAA Ship DELAWARE II, Public domain, source
- Bristlemouths: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lanternfish: Emma Kissling, Public domain, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Pelican eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Sloane's viperfish: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Barreleye: Unknown author, Public domain, source