Fish > Molidae & Sunfishes
The Slender Sunfish (Ranzania laevis) is the most strikingly hydrodynamic, colorful, and streamlined member of the monumental ocean sunfish family Molidae. Inhabiting warm epipelagic and mesopelagic ocean currents circumglobally, this remarkable pelagic fish breaks...
Fish > Lophiiformes & Caulophrynidae
The Fanfin Angler (Caulophryne jordani) is one of the most mesmerizing, anatomically bizarre, and rarely encountered deep-sea anglerfishes in the global ocean. Inhabiting the perpetual, freezing darkness of the bathypelagic abyss between 2,300 and 10,000 feet beneath...
Fish > Chaunacidae & Coffinfishes
The Coffinfish (Chaunax endeavouri) is a delightfully bizarre and charismatic deep-sea anglerfish native to the bathyal continental slopes off southeastern Australia and the Tasman Sea. Resembling a spiny, bright-pink water balloon equipped with arm-like fins, this...
Fish > Sternoptychidae & Hatchetfish
The Diaphanous Hatchetfish (Sternoptyx diaphana) is an extraordinary and bizarre inhabitant of the oceanic twilight zone, roaming the deep, sunless waters of the world’s open oceans. Resembling a miniature silver hand-axe forged from polished chrome, this...
Fish > Mormyridae & Elephantfishes
The Wormdish Elephantfish (Campylomormyrus tamandua) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary weakly electric freshwater fishes in the world, native to the deep, swirling channels of Central Africa’s Congo River basin. Characterized by an elongated,...
Fish > Myliobatidae & Eagle Rays
The Ornate Eagle Ray (Aetomylaeus vespertilio), celebrated across marine biology as one of the most magnificent and elusive elasmobranchs on Earth, is a colossal batoid that glides like a celestial phantom across the warm waters of the Indo-West Pacific. Reaching...
Fish > Carcharhinidae & Requiem Sharks
The Northern River Shark (Glyphis garricki) is one of the rarest, most mysterious, and heavily threatened elasmobranchs in the world. Belonging to the enigmatic genus of true river sharks (Glyphis), this elusive apex predator is specialized for living within muddy,...
Fish > Syngnathidae & Pipefishes
The Long-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), also known as the spiny seahorse, is an iconic and enchanting syngnathid fish native to the shallow coastal waters, lush seagrass meadows, and sheltered bays of the Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic Ocean....
Fish > Pegasidae & Seamoths
The Short Dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis), often dubbed the ‘little dragonfish’ or ‘sea moth,’ is an extraordinary benthic creature roaming the shallow coastal shallows and sandy flats of the Indo-Pacific. Enclosed in a rigid, flattened...
Fish > Torpediniformes & Electric Rays
The Pacific Electric Ray (Tetronarce californica) is a formidable and fascinating cartilaginous fish cruising the temperate coastal waters of western North America. Inhabiting sandy ocean flats and giant kelp forests from Vancouver Island to Baja California, this...
