Pelican Eel

Fish > Deep-Sea Fish

The Pelican Eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), also frequently referred to as the gulper eel, is one of the most astonishing deep-sea predatory fishes known to marine science. Inhabiting the permanent blackness of the bathypelagic zone miles beneath the ocean’s...

Mediterranean Flyingfish

Fish > Bony Fish

The Mediterranean Flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus) is a magnificent open-ocean marine teleost renowned for its extraordinary ability to launch itself completely out of the sea and glide through the air for hundreds of meters. Inhabiting the upper epipelagic waters...

Ninja Lanternshark

Fish > Sharks & Rays

The Ninja Lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi) is an extraordinary deep-sea squaliform elasmobranch described in 2015 from specimens retrieved off the Pacific coast of Central America. Named scientifically in honor of Peter Benchley, author of Jaws and dedicated marine...

Asprete

Fish > Bony Fish

The Asprete (Romanichthys valsanicola), frequently heralded as a genuine ‘living fossil’ of European freshwater ichthyology, is a critically imperiled percid fish native to the mountain streams of Romania. Discovered in 1956, this unique darter-like fish...

Coral Razorfish

Fish > Bony Fish

The Coral Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus), often known as the jointed razorfish or shrimpfish, is a bizarre, compressed marine teleost belonging to the family Centriscidae. Inhabiting sheltered coral lagoons and patch reefs across the vast Indo-West Pacific, this...

Common Weedy Seadragon

Fish > Syngnathids

The Common Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is an ethereal and iconic marine fish native exclusively to the cool, temperate coastal waters of southern Australia. A close relative of seahorses and pipefish within the family Syngnathidae, this majestic...

Harlequin Ghost Pipefish

Fish > Ghost Pipefishes

The Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus), also known as the ornate ghost pipefish, is one of the marine realm’s most extraordinary masters of disguise. Belonging to the family Solenostomidae, this delicate syngnathiform fish drifts almost motionless...

Armoured Stickleback

Fish > Sticklebacks & Pipefishes

The Armoured Stickleback (Indostomus paradoxus), also affectionately called the paradox fish, is a bizarre miniature freshwater fish native to the pristine wetlands of northern Myanmar. First collected in 1929 from Lake Indawgyi, this tiny teleost baffled...

Jewel Moray

Fish > Eels & Morays

The Jewel Moray (Muraena lentiginosa) is an exceptionally colorful and recognizable marine predator of the eastern tropical Pacific. Celebrated for its intricate, ornate patterning reminiscent of precious gemstones, this medium-sized moray eel inhabits volcanic rock...

Stoplight Loosejaw

Fish > Deep-Sea Fish

The Stoplight Loosejaw (Malacosteus niger) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary predators inhabiting the ocean’s twilight and midnight zones. A specialized member of the dragonfish family (Stomiidae), this deep-sea marvel gets its name from an open,...