Fish > Perciformes
The Bank Steenbras (Chirodactylus grandis), also known in South Africa as the Butterfish, is an imposing, long-lived morwong fish endemic to the turbulent coastal waters of the Cape. Inhabiting deep offshore reefs and rocky banks where Atlantic and Indian Ocean...
Fish > Hagfishes
The Goliath Hagfish (Eptatretus goliath) is the largest species of hagfish on Earth, a primordial, eel-like chordate inhabiting the icy bathyal depths off the continental slopes of New Zealand. Reaching over four feet in length and weighing over ten pounds, this...
Fish > Electric Rays
The Roughtail Electric Ray (Tetronarce occidentalis), formerly classified as Torpedo occidentalis, is the largest species of electric ray in the world and one of the marine realm’s most potent bio-electric predators. Native to temperate and tropical waters...
Fish > Eagle Rays
The Pacific White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps) is an iconic cartilaginous fish cruising the warm tropical waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Recognized formally as a distinct species distinct from its Atlantic and Indo-Pacific relatives following genetic...
Fish > Rays & Skates
The Sicklefin Devil Ray (Mobula tarapacana), also known as the Chilean devil ray or box ray, is one of the most powerful, deep-diving pelagic elasmobranchs on Earth. Cruising open ocean basins across the globe, this colossal ray is instantly recognized by its...
Fish > Tilefishes
The Purple Tilefish (Hoplolatilus purpureus) is an extraordinary, jewel-colored marine teleost native to the outer reef drop-offs and rubble terraces of the Coral Triangle. Flaunting a vibrant electric violet-purple body flanked by a bold magenta stripe and a glowing...
Fish > Cyprinids
The Somali Blind Cavefish (Phreatichthys andruzzii) is one of the most remarkable subterranean extremophiles on Earth, having evolved in perpetual isolation beneath the sun-baked arid deserts of central Somalia for an estimated two to five million years. Deprived...
Fish > Deep-Sea Fish
The Southern Stoplight Loosejaw (Malacosteus australis) is one of the most astonishing predatory organisms lurking in the oceanic twilight zone. Roaming the perpetual pitch-black depths of the Southern Ocean, this deep-sea dragonfish possesses a superpower shared by...
Fish > Sharks & Rays
The Spined Pygmy Shark (Squaliolus laticaudus) is among the smallest living sharks in the world, easily fitting inside the palm of a human hand. Inhabiting deep oceanic waters around the globe, this diminutive dalatiid shark conducts epic daily vertical migrations...
Fish > Sharks & Rays
The Prickly Dogfish (Oxynotus bruniensis) is one of the most bizarre and prehistoric-looking deep-sea chondrichthyans swimming in Earth’s southern oceans. Inhabiting the bathyal depths off the continental shelves of Australia and New Zealand, this humped,...
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