Kobyliansky’s Deepsea Smelt

Fish > Deep-Sea Fishes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Kobyliansky’s Deepsea SmeltScientific Name: Bathylagichthys kobylianskyiCategory: FishSubcategory: Deep-sea FishesSize: Standard length: 6.0–8.5 in (15–22 cm)Weight: 1.5–3.5 oz (40–100 g)Lifespan: Estimated 8–15 years in polar twilight...

Obscure Scaleless Dragonfish

Fish > Deep-Sea Fish

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Obscure Scaleless DragonfishScientific Name: Eustomias obscurusCategory: FishSubcategory: Deep-Sea FishSize: Standard length: 8–10 in (20–26 cm)Weight: 1.5–3.5 oz (40–100 g)Lifespan: Estimated 5–10 years in the bathypelagic abyssDiet: Apex...

Northern Stoplight Loosejaw

Fish > Deep-Sea Fish

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Northern Stoplight LoosejawScientific Name: Malacosteus nigerCategory: FishSubcategory: Deep Sea FishSize: Standard length: 6.0–10.2 in (15–26 cm)Weight: 1.5–5.0 oz (40–140 g)Lifespan: Estimated 4–8 years in bathypelagic environmentsDiet:...

Barreleye Fish

Fish > Argentiniformes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Barreleye FishScientific Name: Macropinna microstomaCategory: FishSubcategory: ArgentiniformesSize: Standard length: 4.5–6.0 in (11–15 cm)Weight: 1.5–3.5 oz (40–100 g)Lifespan: Estimated 5–10 years in cold mesopelagic depthsDiet: Carnivore...

Lyre Cranch Squid

Invertebrates > Cephalopoda

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Lyre Cranch SquidScientific Name: Bathothauma lyrommaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CephalopodaSize: Mantle length: 4–8 in (10–20 cm); Total length: up to 14 in (35 cm)Weight: 1.0–3.0 oz (30–85 g)Lifespan: Estimated 1–2 years (annual or...