Fish > Diretmidae & Spinyfins
The Silver Spinyfin (Diretmus argenteus) is a remarkable deep-sea teleost inhabiting the vast mesopelagic and bathypelagic waters of the world’s oceans. Resembling a shining silver disc forged of burnished chrome, this deep-dwelling beryciform fish possesses...
Fish > Liparidae & Snailfishes
The Translucent Snailfish (Careproctus pellucidus) is an ethereal, deep-sea teleost inhabiting the cold, bathyal continental slopes and abyssal plains of the North Atlantic Ocean. Belonging to the family Liparidae—the snailfishes—this specialized creature possesses a...
Fish > Syngnathidae & Pipefishes
The Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) is an exquisite, cryptically camouflaged syngnathid fish bridging the evolutionary morphology between true pipefishes and seahorses. Inhabiting shallow coastal seagrass flats and macroalgal beds across the...
Fish > Channichthyidae & Crocodile Icefishes
The Blackfin Icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus) is one of the most astonishing evolutionary anomalies in the vertebrate world, a predatory teleost native to the freezing marine waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. Belonging to the family Channichthyidae...
Fish > Bathylagidae & Deep-sea Smelts
The Pacific Blacksmelt (Bathylagus pacificus) is an abundant, deep-sea argentiniform fish that navigates the sunless, freezing waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Inhabiting the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones between 500 and 1,500 meters, this slender, dark-hued...
Fish > Scopelarchidae & Pearleyes
The Northern Pearleye (Benthalbella dentata) is an enigmatic, deep-sea predatory fish that inhabits the twilight mesopelagic depths of the North Pacific Ocean. Belonging to the family Scopelarchidae, this reclusive carnivore is celebrated for its remarkable...
Fish > Molidae & Ocean Sunfishes
The Hoodwinker Sunfish (Mola tecta) is a colossal pelagic fish discovered in 2017 after hiding in plain sight from scientific taxonomy for nearly three centuries. Earning its specific epithet ‘tecta’ (from the Latin for hidden or disguised) because it had...
Fish > Anotopteridae & Daggerteeth
The Daggertooth (Anotopterus pharao) is a formidable and fearsome predatory teleost inhabiting the open pelagic expanses of global oceans. Belonging to the family Anotopteridae within the order Aulopiformes, this apex open-ocean hunter is famous for its long,...
Fish > Batrachoididae & Toadfishes
The Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus), famously dubbed the ‘singing toadfish’ or ‘California singing fish,’ is a fascinating benthic teleost native to the coastal waters of the northeastern Pacific. Belonging to the toadfish family...
Fish > Gymnarchidae & Aba Aba
The Aba Aba (Gymnarchus niloticus), also known colloquially as the frankfish or African knifefish, is a colossal and primitive freshwater fish inhabiting the tranquil river basins and vast papyrus swamps of tropical Africa. The sole living member of the family...
