Check List of Deep Sea Fishes
2007
NATINEE SUKRAMONGKOL RITTHIRONG PROMMAS SOMBOON SIRIRAKSOPHON
SOUTHEAST ASIAN FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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Check List of Deep Sea utheast Asia Waters Fishes in the So
(Updated April 2008)
Under the ASEAN‐SEAFDEC program on the Deep Sea Fisheries Resources Exploration in the Southeast Asian Waters has been implemented since 2007. The main objectives are to support member countries for better understanding on the existing deep sea fisheries resources in their jurisdiction waters in addition methodology of research works including deep sea samplings techniques. Literature reviews on the deep sea fisheries resources in the Southeast Asian waters is one of the preliminary works ein order to check the species composition of all fauna xisting in the deep sea areas in the EEZ of member countries.
Based on the existing information such as the deep sea fisheries resources survey in the west coast of Sumatra and Java, Indonesia by RCCF in cooperation with OFCF/Japan and the fisheries resources on the continental slopes in the Andaman Sea by DOF/Thailand in the past 30 years ago, many fauna species particularly fishes and shrimps found from the surveys were listed in this paper. Updated data will be made every y eear to include various deep sea areas and new sp cies which will be found from the survey by SEAFDEC research vessels.
ll of 110 Families of the deep sea species are listed compiling from various documents.
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Che
ck li
sts
of th
e de
ep s
ea fi
shes
in th
e So
uth
Chi
na S
ea a
nd A
djac
ent W
ater
s
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
utio
n ar
ea
esia
and
nor
thw
este
rn A
ustra
lia
ttere
d lo
calit
ies
from
Jap
an to
rd
from
the
north
east
ern
Indi
an
pan
to th
e E
ast C
hina
Sea
. J
apan
, sou
th to
nor
ther
n ea
.ap
an a
nd s
outh
to th
e n
orth
ern
Aus
tralia
.pa
n an
d th
e P
hilip
pine
s. H
aina
n, C
hina
.
from
sur
face
and
sha
llow
ep
-sea
fish
es a
nd h
ave
been
e;
long
line
capt
ure
to a
t lea
st
es, c
epha
lopo
ds, t
unic
ates
, er
map
hrod
ites.
Unc
omm
on
glin
es, b
ut o
f no
com
mer
cial
erat
e w
ater
s.
gh, J
apan
.pa
n to
the
Eas
t Chi
na S
ea.
Oki
naw
a Tr
ough
and
the
om th
e R
yuky
u Tr
ough
. C
hina
Sea
.ap
an, E
ast C
hina
Sea
and
the
pica
l.
om th
e R
yuky
u Tr
ough
.hi
lippi
nes.
e In
do-C
hine
se c
ontin
enta
l
(Con
tinue
s)
1A
CR
OP
OM
ATI
DA
ED
oede
rlien
iabe
ryco
ides
80 to
200
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
to In
don
Mal
akic
hthy
sel
egan
s16
5 to
208
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: k
now
n fro
m s
caA
ustra
lia. T
here
is a
n ne
w re
coO
cean
.M
alak
icht
hys
wak
iyae
? to
200
mN
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Pen
insu
la, J
aS
ynag
rops
japo
nicu
s10
0 to
500
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: E
ast A
frica
toA
ustra
lia, i
nclu
ding
the
Ara
fura
SS
ynag
rops
phill
ippi
nens
is18
6 to
220
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: In
dia
east
to J
Phi
lippi
nes,
the
Ara
fura
Sea
and
Syn
agro
psse
rrat
ospi
nosu
s17
6 to
511
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: S
urug
a Ba
y, J
aS
ynag
rops
spin
osus
87 to
544
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
nea
r
2A
LEP
ISA
UR
IDA
E A
lepi
saur
us
brev
irost
ris
Lanc
etfis
hes
Epi
-and
mes
opel
agic
Lanc
etfis
hes
have
bee
n re
cord
edw
ater
s, b
ut h
ave
attri
bute
s of
de
cons
ider
ed b
athy
pela
gic
by s
om32
5 m
. Fee
d as
car
nivo
res
on fi
shan
d cr
usta
cean
s. S
ynch
rono
us h
ocea
nic
fishe
s ta
ken
on tu
na lo
nim
porta
nce.
Ale
pisa
urus
fe
rox
Om
osud
islo
wii
3A
LEP
OC
EPH
ALI
DAE
Ale
poce
phal
usau
stra
lis b
arna
rdi
Sm
ooth
-hea
ds,
Slic
khea
ds1,
000
to 2
,600
mC
ircum
glob
al: I
n tro
pica
l to
tem
p
Ale
poce
phal
usbi
colo
r43
9 to
1,0
80 m
Indo
-Pac
ific
and
And
aman
Sea
Ale
poce
phal
uslo
ngic
eps
1240
to 1
,300
mN
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Ryu
kyu
Trou
Ale
poce
phal
usum
bric
eps
500
to 2
,000
mN
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Hok
kaid
o, J
aB
ajac
alifo
rnia
erim
oens
is
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: J
apan
.Le
ptod
erm
are
tropi
nnum
600
to 1
,100
mIn
dian
Oce
an. W
este
rn P
acifi
c:P
hilip
pine
s.N
arce
tes
kam
ohar
ai
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: k
now
n on
ly fr
Rou
lein
agu
enth
eri
500
to 1
,300
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: in
clud
ing
the
Eas
tR
oule
ina
wat
asei
500
to 1
,300
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: S
agam
i Bay
in J
Phi
lippi
nes.
Talis
man
iaan
tilla
rum
455
to 1
,460
mC
ircum
glob
al, t
ropi
cal a
nd s
ubtro
Talis
man
iafil
amen
tosa
N
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Jap
an.
Talis
man
iaok
inaw
aens
is
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: k
now
n on
ly fr
Xen
oder
mic
hthy
sno
dulo
sus
W
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
the
P
4A
NA
CA
NTH
OB
ATI
DA
EA
naca
ntho
batis
bo
rnee
nsis
B
orne
o le
gska
te47
5 to
835
mLi
ttle
know
n ra
y re
cord
ed fr
om th
slop
e.
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Con
tinue
d
utio
n ar
ea
Hon
g K
ong,
Phi
lippi
nes,
Tai
wan
n
Japa
n, b
ut p
roba
bly
mor
e
ate
seas
. In
the
wes
tern
Atla
ntic
it
Cap
.
a, In
done
sia,
and
the
north
ern
idel
y di
strib
uted
thro
ugh
the
Indo
-
ine
Sea
rom
Sur
uga
Bay
, Jap
an. (Con
tinue
s)
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
AN
AC
AN
THO
BA
TID
AE
Ana
cant
hoba
tis
mel
anos
oma
Bla
ckbo
died
legs
kate
900
to 1
,100
mE
ast a
nd S
outh
Chi
na s
eas
off
Pro
vinc
e of
Chi
na a
nd s
outh
erbr
oadl
y ra
ngin
g w
ithin
the
area
.
5A
NO
PLO
GA
STR
IDA
EA
nopl
ogas
ter
corn
uta
2 to
4,9
92 m
Wor
ldw
ide
in tr
opic
al to
tem
per
is a
lso
know
n fro
m th
e Fl
emis
h
6A
RH
YNC
HO
BA
TID
AEN
otor
aja
(Inse
ntira
ja)
subt
ilisp
inos
a W
este
rn lo
oses
kin
skat
e90
0 to
1,1
00 m
Occ
ur o
ff no
rthw
este
rn A
ustra
liP
hilip
pine
s. L
ikel
y to
be
mor
e w
Mal
ay A
rchi
pela
go.
7A
STR
ON
ESTH
IDAE
A
stro
nest
hes
boul
enge
ri S
nagg
leto
oths
M
ainl
y m
esop
elag
ic a
dults
(som
e sp
ecie
s be
ntho
pela
gic)
, juv
enile
s ha
ve b
een
caug
ht
at th
e su
rface
at n
ight
.
Indo
-Pac
ific:
incl
udin
g th
e P
hilip
p
Ast
rone
sthe
s ch
ryso
phek
adio
n A
stro
nest
hes
cyan
eus
Ast
rone
sthe
s in
dicu
s A
stro
nest
hes
gem
mife
r A
stro
nest
hes
leut
keni
A
stro
nest
hes
luci
fer
Indo
-Pac
ific,
And
aman
Sea
Ast
rone
sthe
s lu
pina
A
stro
nest
hes
mar
tens
ii A
stro
nest
hes
indo
paci
fica
100
to 3
,178
mA
stro
nest
hes
sple
ndid
us
Ast
rone
sthe
s tri
fibul
atus
B
oros
tom
ias
eluc
ens
Bor
osto
mia
s m
onon
ema
Bor
osto
mia
sel
ucen
s
Bor
osto
mia
spa
cific
us35
0 to
1,4
00 m
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: k
now
n on
ly f
Het
erop
hotu
sop
hist
oma
790
to 1
,420
mN
eone
sthe
s ca
pens
is
Neo
nest
hes
mic
roce
phal
us
8A
TELE
OP
OD
IDA
E
Ate
leop
us
indi
cus
Jelly
nose
s (ta
dpol
e fis
hes)
Unc
omm
on b
enth
ic o
r ben
thop
elag
ic fi
shes
us
ually
take
n be
twee
n 20
0 an
d 80
0 m
. Litt
le
know
n of
gen
eral
bio
logy
. Som
e sp
ecie
s fe
ed o
n be
nthi
c in
verte
brat
es. N
o co
mm
erci
al im
porta
nce.
Ate
leop
us
japo
nicu
s Iji
mai
a sp
. P
arat
eleo
pus
mic
rost
omus
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ion
area
ical
and
tem
pera
te la
titud
es.
ledo
nia,
Aus
tralia
and
New
ic trop
ical
to s
ubtro
pica
l sea
s,
New
Wor
ld.
Say
a de
Mal
ha B
ank
to
Zea
land
. The
lim
ited
num
ber
dou
btle
ss th
e re
sult
of li
mite
d
ded
from
Inha
mba
ne,
an O
cean
to J
ava,
Sum
atra
, ut
h K
orea
, Jap
an, a
nd L
ord
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
9B
AR
BO
UR
ISIID
AE
Bar
bour
isia
rufa
120
to 2
,000
mTh
roug
hout
the
wor
ld o
cean
in tr
opW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
to N
ew C
aZe
alan
d.
10B
ATH
YC
LUP
EID
AE
Bat
hycl
upea
arge
ntea
505
to 6
77 m
Wes
tern
Atla
ntic
. Nor
thw
est P
acif
11B
ATH
YG
AD
IDAE
B
athy
gadu
s co
ttoid
es
Bat
hyga
dids
B
enth
opel
agic
dee
p-se
a fis
hes
of u
pper
to
mid
dle
cont
inen
tal-s
lope
dep
ths
of 2
50 to
2,
000
m.
Dis
tribu
tion
of fa
mily
wor
ldw
ide
inbu
t abs
ent a
long
Pac
ific
coas
t of
Bat
hyga
dus
dubi
osus
B
athy
gadu
s en
tom
elas
B
athy
gadu
s sp
ongi
ceps
B
athy
gadu
s su
lcat
us
Gad
omus
de
ntic
ulat
us
Gad
omus
fil
amen
tosu
s G
adom
us
furv
esce
ns
Gad
omus
in
troni
ger
Gad
omus
m
agni
filis
G
adom
us
mul
tifili
s
12B
ATH
YLA
GID
AE
Bat
hyla
gus
nigr
igen
ys
Dee
psea
sm
elts
Mes
o-an
d ba
thyp
elag
ic. F
eed
as c
arni
vore
s on
zoo
plan
kton
. Rar
e to
abu
ndan
t dee
p-se
a fis
hes
of n
o co
mm
erci
al im
porta
nce.
Dol
icho
lagu
s lo
ngiro
stris
13B
ATH
YSA
UR
IDA
E
Bat
hysa
urus
fe
rox
Dee
psea
liza
rdfis
hes
Bot
tom
-dw
ellin
g de
ep-s
ea fi
shes
of s
lope
an
d ab
yss
at d
epth
s be
low
1,0
00 m
. Typ
ical
de
ep-s
ea fi
shes
of n
o co
mm
erci
al
impo
rtanc
e.
Bat
hysa
urus
m
ollis
14B
ER
YC
IDAE
Ber
yxsp
lend
ens
25 to
1,3
00 m
Indo
-Pac
ific:
Eas
t Afri
ca (i
nclu
ding
Japa
n, H
awai
i, A
ustra
lia, a
nd N
ewof
reco
rds
in th
e w
este
rn P
acifi
c is
fishi
ng e
ffort
belo
w 2
00 m
.
15B
OTH
IDA
EC
hasc
anop
setta
lugu
bris
270
to 4
00 m
And
aman
Sea
Bot
hus
myr
iast
er10
to 1
55 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
def
inite
ly re
cor
Moz
ambi
que;
thro
ugho
ut th
e In
diV
iet N
am, P
hilip
pine
s, T
aiw
an, S
oH
owe
Isla
nd.
Cha
scan
opse
ttalu
gubr
is27
0 to
400
And
aman
Sea
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ion
area
ical
oce
ans.
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
s w
ell a
s th
e In
dian
Oce
an
ast C
hina
Sea
. Rep
orte
d fro
m
uthe
rn J
apan
. Lar
vae
foun
d in
Pac
ific:
Jap
an (O
kina
wa)
, A
ustra
lia, N
ew H
ebrid
es, a
nd
u in
Jap
an, s
outh
ern
Aus
tralia
, W
este
rn C
entra
l Pac
ific
hwes
t Pac
ific:
Jap
an.
ll oc
eans
. Nor
ther
n In
dian
Oce
an,
rth o
f the
equ
ator
.
Mor
e re
cent
wor
ks re
port
its
sia. n to
the
Eas
t Chi
na S
ea (Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
16C
AP
RO
IDA
EA
ntig
onia
rubi
cund
a50
to 9
00 m
Wor
ldw
ide
in s
ubtro
pica
l and
trop
Japa
n to
Aus
tralia
.A
ntig
onia
rube
scen
sB
oard
fish
260
to 2
70A
ndam
an S
eaA
ntig
onia
capr
os50
to 9
00 m
Cap
roid
aesp
.
17C
AR
AN
GID
AE
Car
ango
ides
sp.
18C
AR
CH
AR
HIN
IDA
EC
arch
arhi
nus
sp.
19C
EN
TOM
IMID
AE
Cen
tom
imid
aesp
.
20C
EN
TRO
LOP
HID
AE
Pse
nops
is
obsc
ura
Obs
cure
drif
tfish
repo
rtedl
y ta
ken
in d
epth
s of
200
to 8
00 m
Mol
ucca
Pas
sage
in In
done
sia,
a(A
ndam
an Is
land
s)P
seno
psis
anom
ala
0 to
370
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
the
EH
ong
Kon
g.H
yper
ogly
phe
japo
nica
150
to 4
00 m
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: c
entra
l and
so
Taiw
an S
trait.
21C
EN
TRO
PH
OR
IDA
EC
entro
phor
us
mol
ucce
nsis
125
to 8
23 m
Wes
tern
Indi
an O
cean
: Wes
tern
Indo
nesi
a (A
mbo
n), P
hilip
pine
s,N
ew C
aled
onia
.D
eani
a ca
lcea
60 to
1,4
90 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n H
onsh
New
Zea
land
. Occ
urre
nce
in th
eun
certa
in.
Dea
nia
hist
ricos
a60
0 to
1,0
00 m
Nor
thea
st A
tlant
ic: M
adei
ra. N
ort
22C
EP
OLI
DAE
Ow
ston
iasp
.
23C
HA
ULI
OD
ON
TID
AE
C
haul
iodu
s ba
rbat
us
Vip
erfis
hes
Mes
o-to
bat
hype
lagi
c, to
a m
axim
um d
epth
of
2,8
00 m
, in
open
oce
an; j
uven
iles
unde
rgo
verti
cal m
igra
tion
to n
ear s
urfa
ce a
t nig
ht.
Cha
ulio
dus
dana
e C
haul
iodu
s de
ntat
us
Cha
ulio
dus
sloa
ni47
3 to
2,8
00 m
War
m a
nd te
mpe
rate
par
ts o
f aA
ndam
an S
ea, E
aste
rn P
acifi
c no
Cha
ulio
dus
mac
ouni
25 to
4,3
90 m
24C
HA
UN
AC
IDA
EC
haun
axab
ei90
to 5
00 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n Ja
pan.
occu
rrenc
e in
Tai
wan
and
Mal
ayC
haun
axto
saen
sis
N
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n Ja
pa
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area
atio
n un
certa
in in
the
area
but
in
Jap
an. W
este
rn P
acifi
c fro
m
ince
of C
hina
, and
Phi
lippi
nes.
ed
s co
nfirm
atio
n to
spe
cies
.
est P
acifi
c: e
ndem
ic to
uzon
)
ted
in tr
opic
al a
nd s
ubtro
pica
l
ea
the
Phili
ppin
es.
ea.
outh
Chi
na S
ea.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
25C
HIM
AE
RID
AE
Chi
mae
ra
phan
tasm
a S
ilver
chi
mar
ea90
to 5
40 m
Cau
ght w
ith b
otto
m tr
awls
, util
izut
ilize
d fo
r fis
h ba
lls (k
amab
oko)
Japa
n, K
orea
, Chi
na, T
aiw
an P
rov
The
Phi
lippi
ne re
pres
enta
tive
ne
Hyd
rola
gus
ogilb
yi40
0 to
1,1
00E
aste
rn In
dian
Oce
an a
nd S
outh
wA
ustra
lia.
Hyd
rola
gus
dean
i P
hilip
pine
chi
mae
ra46
9 to
770
mK
now
n on
ly fr
om th
e P
hilip
pine
s (L
26C
HIA
SMO
DO
NTI
DA
EC
hias
mod
onni
ger
? to
2,7
45 m
Indi
an a
nd P
acifi
c: b
road
ly d
istri
buw
ater
s.C
HIA
SMO
DO
NTI
DA
EP
seud
osco
pelu
ssa
gam
ianu
s20
0 to
1,7
00 m
27C
OR
YP
HA
EN
OID
IDAE
Coe
lorh
ynch
usar
gent
atus
Rat
-tail
270
to 4
60 m
And
aman
Sea
Coe
lorh
ynch
usm
acro
rhyn
chus
270
to 4
60 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific,
Sou
th C
hina
SC
oelo
rhyn
chus
radc
liffe
i27
0 to
460
mM
alac
ocep
halu
sla
evis
250
to 3
00 m
28C
HLO
RO
PH
THA
LMID
AE
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
ac
utifr
ons
Gre
eney
es
Ben
thic
or b
enth
opel
agic
out
er s
helf
and
slop
e fis
hes.
Fee
d as
car
nivo
res
on b
otto
m-
dwel
ling
inve
rtebr
ates
. Syn
chro
nous
he
rmap
hrod
ites.
Mod
erat
ely
com
mon
dee
p-se
a fis
hes
of s
ome
com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e in
Med
iterr
anea
n as
fres
h fis
h an
d in
eas
tern
A
tlant
ic fo
r fis
h m
eal.
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
ag
assi
zi
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
al
batro
ssis
C
hlor
opht
halm
us
albi
mac
ulat
us
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
bi
corn
is
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
co
rnig
er
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
le
gand
i C
hlor
opht
halm
us
nigr
omar
gina
tus
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
ob
long
us
Chl
orop
htha
lmus
acut
ifron
s20
0 to
950
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: s
outh
ern
Japa
n to
29C
OLO
CO
NG
RID
AEC
oloc
onge
r ja
poni
cus
Col
ocon
grid
sliv
e in
fairl
y de
ep w
ater
, app
roxi
mat
ely
300
to
1,00
0 m
.In
do-W
est P
acifi
c, S
outh
Chi
na S
Col
ocon
ger
rani
ceps
C
oloc
onge
r sc
hole
si
30C
ON
GR
IDAE
Acr
omyc
ter
nezu
mi
W
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
the
SA
rioso
ma
mee
ki
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area
ilipp
ines
.ili
ppin
es.
mic
to d
eep
wat
ers
off t
he
ambi
que)
, Jap
an, P
hilip
pine
s,
ean.
Kyu
shu-
Pala
u R
idge
(Moo
re,
ushu
-Pal
au R
idge
, nea
r the
om
ez R
idge
. o
f Jap
an, s
outh
ern
Aus
tralia
l P
acifi
c: H
awai
ian
Rid
ge.
eala
nd. S
outh
east
Pac
ific:
omm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s of
no
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
CO
NG
RID
AEG
nath
ophi
sny
stro
mi
250
to 3
55 m
Gna
thop
his
xeni
ca
Rhe
chia
sre
trotin
cta
150
to 4
50 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an to
the
Ph
Bat
hyco
ngru
sre
trotin
ctus
150
to 4
50 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an to
the
Ph
31C
YN
OG
LOSS
IDAE
Sym
phur
usho
ndoe
nsis
390
to 8
15 m
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: p
roba
bly
ende
sout
hern
Jap
anes
e A
rchi
pela
go.
Sym
phur
usno
vem
fasc
iatu
s
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: T
aiw
an.
Sym
phur
usst
rictu
s39
2 to
494
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: o
ff D
elag
oa B
ay (M
ozan
d H
awai
i.C
ynog
loss
ussp
.
32D
ER
ICH
THY
IDAE
Der
icht
hys
serp
entin
usLo
ngne
ck e
els
They
spe
nd th
eir e
ntire
live
s in
the
open
oc
ean;
adu
lts li
ve a
t dep
ths
of s
ever
al
hund
red
met
ers.
Nes
sorh
amph
us
dana
eN
esso
rham
phus
in
golfi
anus
33D
IAC
ANTH
IDA
EId
iaca
nthu
sfa
scio
la0
to 2
,000
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: a
cros
s th
e In
dian
Oc
34D
ICE
RA
TIID
AE
Phr
ynic
hthy
ssp
.
D
icer
atiid
aesp
.
35D
IRE
TMID
AE
Dire
tmoi
des
pauc
iradi
atus
0 to
600
mIn
done
sia,
Sou
th C
hina
Sea
, and
pers
. com
m.).
Dire
tmoi
des
arge
nteu
s
36E
PIG
ON
IDA
EE
pigo
nus
athe
rinoi
des
100
to 1
,200
mP
acifi
c O
cean
: Phi
lippi
nes
and
Ky
Haw
aiia
n Is
land
s an
d th
e S
ala
y G
Epi
gonu
sde
ntic
ulat
us13
0 to
830
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: s
outh
wes
t coa
stan
d ea
ster
n N
ew Z
eala
nd. C
entra
37E
TMO
PTE
RID
AE
Etm
opte
rus
luci
fer
150
to 1
,250
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
to N
ew Z
Am
ber S
eam
ount
.
38E
VER
MA
NN
ELL
IDA
EC
occo
rella
at
lant
ica
Sab
erto
oth
fishe
s M
esop
elag
ic, w
ith m
ost a
dults
from
400
to
800
m a
nd p
roba
ble
verti
cal m
igra
tors
.S
ynch
rono
us h
erm
aphr
odite
s. U
ncco
mm
erci
al im
porta
nce.
Coc
core
lla
atra
ta
Eve
rman
nella
in
dica
E
verm
anne
lla
meg
alop
s O
dont
osto
mop
s no
rmal
ops
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area
tral w
ater
mas
ses.
Rat
her r
are,
w
est a
nd s
outh
east
Atla
ntic
e w
orld
, but
pro
babl
y no
t ce
an.
Ken
ya to
Nat
al, S
outh
Afri
ca),
; eas
tern
Nor
th In
dian
Oce
an,
esi a
nd S
ulu
seas
, off
Ryu
kyu
rted
from
Fiji
and
Tuva
lu.
ropi
cal a
nd s
ubtro
pica
l sea
s he
rn In
dian
oce
ans.
Lar
ge-
pera
te w
ater
s of
f Ice
land
, er
n N
ew Z
eala
nd.
rs o
f all
ocea
ns, b
ut a
bsen
t la
y G
omez
Rid
ge.
empe
rate
sea
s of
the
wor
ld.
to s
outh
ern
Japa
n an
d
ic, I
ndia
n, a
nd P
acifi
c oc
eans
all
ocea
ns.
from
Eas
t Afri
ca to
sou
ther
n
al s
eas,
larg
e-si
zed
stra
ys a
re
pine
s w
ater
s, S
ulu
Sea,
ans
from
Eas
t Afri
ca to
A
ustra
lia.
empe
rate
wat
ers
of th
e w
orld
.
oce
ans
from
Eas
t Afri
ca to
nd
wes
tern
Aus
tralia
. (Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
39G
EMP
YLI
DA
EG
obiid
aesp
.
D
iplo
spin
usm
ultis
triat
us50
to 1
,000
mA
tlant
ic, I
ndia
n an
d P
acifi
c: in
cen
but r
elat
ivel
y ab
unda
nt in
the
north
and
sout
heas
t Pac
ific.
Lepi
docy
bium
flavo
brun
neum
200
to 1
,100
mTr
opic
al a
nd te
mpe
rate
sea
s of
thoc
curri
ng in
the
north
ern
Indi
an O
Neo
epin
nula
orie
ntal
is20
0 to
570
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: o
ff E
ast A
frica
(S
aya
de M
alha
Ban
k, A
rabi
an S
eaFl
ores
, Ban
da, A
rafu
ra S
ea, S
ulaw
Isla
nds
and
sout
hern
Jap
an. R
epo
Nes
iarc
hus
nasu
tus
200
to 1
,200
mP
roba
bly
dist
ribut
ed w
orld
wid
e in
tex
cept
in e
aste
rn P
acifi
c an
d no
rtsi
zed
indi
vidu
als
stra
y in
col
d-te
mN
orw
ay, n
orth
ern
Japa
n an
d so
uth
Pro
met
hich
thys
prom
ethe
usR
oudi
esc
olar
80 to
800
mTr
opic
al a
nd w
arm
tem
pera
te w
ate
from
eas
tern
Pac
ific
exce
pt a
t Sa
Ruv
ettu
spr
etio
sus
100
to 8
00 m
Wid
ely
dist
ribut
ed in
trop
ical
and
tR
exea
prom
ethe
oide
s R
oyal
esc
olar
Mes
o-an
d be
ntho
pela
gic
from
135
to 5
40 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific
from
Eas
t Afri
caQ
ueen
slan
d, A
ustra
lia.
Dip
losp
inus
mul
tistri
atus
S
tripe
d es
cola
rM
esop
elag
ic, o
cean
ic a
t dep
ths
to 1
,000
mC
entra
l wat
er m
asse
s of
the
Atla
ntG
empy
lus
serp
ens
Sna
ke m
acke
rel
Stri
ctly
oce
anic
, epi
-and
mes
opel
agic
from
th
e su
rface
to d
epth
s of
200
m a
nd p
erha
ps
deep
er .
Nea
lotu
stri
pes
Bla
ck s
nake
mac
kere
lM
esop
elag
ic fr
om th
e su
rface
to a
dep
th o
f ab
out 6
00 m
tropi
cal a
nd te
mpe
rate
wat
ers
of
Neo
epin
nula
orie
ntal
is
Sack
fish
Ben
thop
elgi
c on
the
uppe
r slo
pes
at d
epth
s be
twee
n 20
0 an
d 57
0 m
.In
dian
and
wes
tern
Pac
ific
ocea
nsJa
pan
and
the
Phi
lippi
nes.
Nes
iarc
hus
nasu
tus
Bla
ck g
emfis
h20
0 to
1,2
00 m
wor
ldw
ide
in tr
opic
al a
nd s
ubtro
pic
foun
d in
tem
pera
te w
ater
s, P
hilip
Indo
nesi
an w
ater
s.R
exea
beng
alen
sis
Ben
gal e
scol
arB
enth
opel
agic
at d
epth
s of
143
to 8
20 m
.th
e In
dian
and
wes
tern
Pac
ifc o
ceso
uthe
rn J
apan
and
nor
thea
ster
nR
uvet
tus
pret
iosu
s O
ilfis
hO
cean
ic, b
enth
opel
agic
on
cont
inen
tal s
lope
an
d se
a ris
es a
t dep
ths
of 2
00 to
700
m.
Wid
ely
dist
ribut
ed in
trop
ical
and
t
Thyr
sito
ides
mar
ley
Bla
ck s
noek
Mes
oben
thop
elag
ic, d
own
to d
epth
s of
400
m
or m
ore.
tropi
cal I
ndia
n an
d w
este
rn P
acifi
cso
uthe
rn J
apan
, New
Cal
edon
ia, a
40G
ON
OS
TOM
ATI
DA
E C
yclo
thon
e at
raria
B
ristle
mou
ths
Mes
opel
agic
and
bat
hype
lagi
c, o
cean
ic.
Cyc
loth
one
brau
eri
Gon
osto
mat
ids
are
delic
ate
and
the
skin
and
ph
otop
hore
s ar
e fre
quen
tly d
amag
ed o
r los
t du
ring
capt
ure
in c
omm
erci
al d
eep-
wat
er
traw
ls.
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area
opic
al w
ater
s. In
dian
Oce
an,
nes,
New
Cal
edon
ia, b
etw
een
, New
Zea
land
. Ind
ian
Oce
an.
ken
in d
eep
botto
m tr
awls
, m
porta
nce.
, Ind
ones
ia, A
ustra
lia a
nd N
ew
ard
to J
apan
, Aus
tralia
and
the
hwes
t Pac
ific:
off
Sum
atra
and
a
nd in
the
Sout
h C
hina
Sea
.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
GO
NO
STO
MA
TID
AE
Cyc
loth
one
koba
yash
ii C
yclo
thon
e m
icro
don
Cyc
loth
one
palli
da
Cyc
loth
one
para
palli
da
Cyc
loth
one
pseu
dopa
llida
C
yclo
thon
e si
gnat
a D
iplo
phos
au
stra
lis
Dip
loph
os
orie
ntal
is
Dip
loph
os
paci
ficus
D
iplo
phos
ta
enia
G
onos
tom
a at
lant
icum
G
onos
tom
a ba
thyp
hilu
m
Gon
osto
ma
ebel
ingi
G
onos
tom
a el
onga
tum
G
onos
tom
a gr
acile
G
onos
tom
a lo
ngip
inni
s M
andu
cus
grey
i M
argr
ethi
a ob
tusi
rost
ra
Trip
loph
os
hem
ingi
S
igm
ops
elon
gatu
m25
to 3
,385
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: in
trop
ical
and
sub
trtro
pica
l and
sub
tropi
cal w
ater
s.S
igm
ops
grac
ile0
to 4
,389
m
41G
RA
MM
ICO
LEP
IDID
AE
Xen
olep
idic
hthy
sda
lgle
ishi
200
to 8
85 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an, P
hilip
piFi
ji an
d To
nga
Isla
nds,
Aus
tralia
42H
ALO
SA
UR
IDA
EA
ldro
vand
ia
affin
is
Hal
osau
rsH
alos
aurs
live
on
or n
ear t
he b
otto
m in
m
oder
ate
to d
eep
wat
er, u
sual
ly b
etw
een
abou
t 500
and
3,0
00 m
.
Alth
ough
they
are
occ
asio
nally
taha
losa
urs
have
no
com
mer
cial
i
Ald
rova
ndia
m
edio
rost
ris
Ald
rova
ndia
ph
alac
ra
Hal
osau
rus
ridgw
ayi
43H
EXA
NC
LID
AE
Hep
tranc
hias
perio
Sev
en-g
ill sh
ark
0 to
1,0
00 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an to
Chi
naZe
alan
d.H
exat
rygo
nlo
ngiro
stra
In
do-P
acifi
c: S
outh
Afri
ca e
astw
Haw
aiia
n Is
land
s.
44H
IMAN
TOLO
PHID
AEH
iman
tolo
phus
sp.
45H
ISP
IDO
BE
RY
CID
AEH
ispi
dobe
ryx
amba
gios
us56
0 to
1,0
19 m
Eas
tern
Indi
an O
cean
and
Nor
tJa
va in
the
east
ern
Indi
an O
cean
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area
ific
coas
t of s
outh
ern
Japa
n an
d
tern
Atla
ntic
. Eas
tern
Atla
ntic
:
ast o
f Afri
ca to
the
north
east
n. mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
ater
and
is c
urre
ntly
kno
wn
Jap
an, a
nd N
ew Z
eala
nd. I
t is
it m
ight
ext
end
into
the
area
in
no
com
mer
cial
val
ue.
an to
the
Eas
t Chi
na S
ea.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
46H
OP
LIC
HTH
YID
AE
Hop
licht
hys
gilb
erti
In
do-W
est P
acifi
c: in
clud
ing
Pac
the
East
Chi
na S
ea.
47H
OW
ELL
IDA
EH
owel
lash
erbo
rni
How
ella
zina
48ID
IAC
AN
THID
AE
Id
iaca
nthu
s an
trost
omus
B
lack
dra
gonf
ishe
sM
eso-
to b
athy
pela
gic,
reco
rded
to a
dep
th o
f 2,
000
m.
Idia
cant
hus
atla
ntic
us
Idia
cant
hus
fasc
iola
49IP
NO
PID
AE
Bat
hypt
eroi
sat
ricol
or25
0 to
5,1
50 m
Circ
umgl
obal
, exc
ludi
ng th
e w
esLi
beria
to N
iger
ia.
Bat
hypt
eroi
sgu
enth
eri
800
to 1
,500
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: o
ff th
e ea
st c
oIn
dian
Oce
an a
nd s
outh
ern
Japa
Bat
hym
icro
ps
bely
anin
ae
Trip
od fi
shes
Bot
tom
-dw
ellin
g de
ep-s
ea fi
shes
of s
lope
an
d ab
yss
to b
elow
5,0
00 m
, am
ongs
t the
de
epes
t liv
ing
fishe
s. F
eed
as z
oopl
ankt
on
pick
ers
or c
arni
vore
s on
ben
thic
in
verte
brat
es. S
ynch
rono
us h
erm
aphr
odite
s.
Rar
e de
ep-s
ea fi
shes
of n
o co
m
Bat
hym
icro
ps
brev
iana
lis
Bat
hym
icro
ps
mul
tispi
nis
Bat
hypt
eroi
s an
dria
shev
i B
athy
pter
ois
gral
lato
r B
athy
pter
ois
long
ifilis
B
athy
pter
ois
long
ipes
B
athy
saur
oide
s gi
gas
Bat
hysa
urop
sis
mal
ayan
us
Ipno
ps
agas
sizi
Ip
nops
m
eadi
50LI
POG
EN
YID
AE
Lipo
geny
s gi
lliS
piny
suc
ker e
els
This
spe
cies
live
s on
the
botto
m in
ap
prox
imat
ely
600
to 2
,000
m.
Prim
arly
an
inha
bita
nt o
f col
der w
from
the
wes
tern
Nor
th A
tlant
ic,
incl
uded
her
e on
the
chan
ce th
atde
ep w
ater
. Rar
ely
seen
and
has
51LO
PH
IIDA
ELo
phid
essp
.
52M
AC
RO
UR
IDA
EG
rena
dier
sD
eep-
sea
fishe
s, a
lmos
t all
bent
hope
lagi
c in
ha
bit,
foun
d pr
imar
ily a
t upp
er c
ontin
enta
l sl
ope
dept
hs o
f 250
to 2
,000
m, b
ut a
few
sp
ecie
s re
cord
ed fr
om b
elow
5,0
00 m
.
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n Ja
p
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tinue
s)
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tinue
d
No.
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ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Sub
fam
ily
MA
CR
OU
RO
IDIN
AE
M
acro
uroi
des
infla
ticep
s S
qual
ogad
us
mod
ifica
tus
Sub
fam
ily
MA
CR
OU
RIN
AE
C
aelo
rinch
us
acan
thol
epis
C
aelo
rinch
us
acut
irost
ris
Cae
lorin
chus
ar
gent
atus
C
aelo
rinch
us
argu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
carin
ifer
Cae
lorin
chus
ce
laen
osto
mus
C
aelo
rinch
us
cing
ulat
us
Cae
lorin
chus
co
mm
utab
ilis
Cae
lorin
chus
cy
lindr
icus
C
aelo
rinch
us
dors
alis
C
aelo
rinch
us
kam
ohar
ai
Cae
lorin
chus
ke
rmad
ecus
C
aelo
rinch
us
mac
role
pis
Cae
lorin
chus
m
acro
rhyn
chus
C
aelo
rinch
us
mac
ulat
us
Cae
lorin
chus
m
elan
obra
nchu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
para
llelu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
plat
orhy
nchu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
quin
cunc
iatu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
radc
liffe
i C
aelo
rinch
us
sem
apho
reus
C
aelo
rinch
us
sere
ti C
aelo
rinch
us
sexr
adia
tus
Cae
lorin
chus
sh
cher
bach
evi
Cae
lorin
chus
sm
ithi
Cae
lorin
chus
sp
athu
latu
s C
aelo
rinch
us
spin
ifere
C
aelo
rinch
us
thom
pson
i C
aelo
rinch
us
trioc
ella
tus
Cae
lorin
chus
ve
lifer
C
aelo
rinch
us
web
eri
Cet
onur
us
glob
icep
s C
oryp
haen
oide
s ae
quat
oris
C
oryp
haen
oide
s as
prel
lus
Cor
ypha
enoi
des
cam
arus
C
oryp
haen
oide
s du
bius
C
oryp
haen
oide
s m
acro
loph
us
Cor
ypha
enoi
des
mic
rops
C
oryp
haen
oide
s or
thog
ram
mus
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s)
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tinue
d
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ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Cor
ypha
enoi
des
para
doxu
s C
oryp
haen
oide
s se
mis
cabe
r C
oryp
haen
oide
s st
riatu
rus
Cor
ypha
enoi
des
tyde
man
i S
ubfa
mily
M
AC
RO
UR
INA
E
Hap
lom
acro
urus
nu
diro
stris
H
ymen
ocep
halu
s ad
elsc
otti
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
ater
rimus
H
ymen
ocep
halu
s ba
rbat
ulus
H
ymen
ocep
halu
s gr
acili
s H
ymen
ocep
halu
s gr
imal
dii
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
kuro
num
ai
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
long
ibar
bis
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
long
ipes
H
ymen
ocep
halu
s m
egal
ops
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
nasc
ens
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
stria
tissi
mus
H
ymen
ocep
halu
s s.
stri
atis
sim
us
Hym
enoc
epha
lus
s. to
rvus
K
umba
pu
nctu
lata
K
uron
ezum
ia
mac
rone
ma
Luci
gadu
s lu
cife
r Lu
ciga
dus
mic
role
pis
Luci
gadu
s ni
grom
argi
nata
Lu
ciga
dus
vitta
tus
Luci
gadu
s ac
rolo
phus
M
alac
ocep
halu
s la
evis
M
alac
ocep
halu
s lu
zone
nsis
M
atae
ocep
halu
s ad
ustu
s M
atae
ocep
halu
s hy
osto
mus
M
atae
ocep
halu
s ni
gres
cens
N
ezum
ia
aspi
dent
atus
N
ezum
ia
oliv
eri
Nez
umia
co
heni
N
ezum
ia
evid
es
Nez
umia
in
franu
dis
Nez
umia
pr
opin
qua
Nez
umia
pr
oxim
a N
ezum
ia
spin
osa
Pse
udon
ezum
ia
parv
ipes
P
seud
onez
umia
pu
sillu
s S
phag
emac
ruru
s de
cim
alis
S
phag
emac
ruru
s pu
mili
ceps
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n ar
ea
ong
and
Aus
tralia
.
tem
pera
te w
ater
s bu
t rar
e in
.
, and
aro
und
Indo
-Aus
tralia
n
and
Indo
-Aus
tralia
n
pera
te a
reas
. Sou
thea
st P
acifi
c
ater
s.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
Sph
agem
acru
rus
richa
rdi
Trac
honu
rus
sent
ipel
lis
Trac
honu
rus
gaga
tes
Ven
trifo
ssa
athe
rodo
n V
entri
foss
a di
verg
ens
Ven
trifo
ssa
john
bobo
rum
V
entri
foss
a m
acro
pogo
n V
entri
foss
a ni
grod
orsa
lis
Ven
trifo
ssa
vino
lent
a
53M
AC
RU
RO
CY
TTID
AE
Zeni
onja
poni
cum
200
to 4
00 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an, H
ong
KM
acru
rocy
ttida
esp
.
54M
AE
LAN
ON
IDA
EM
elan
onus
zugm
ayri
100
to 3
,000
mIn
dian
and
Pac
ific:
in tr
opic
al a
ndth
e te
mpe
rate
nor
thea
st A
tlant
icB
regm
acer
ossp
.
55M
ALA
CO
STE
IDA
E
Aris
tom
ias
grim
aldi
i Lo
osej
aws
Mes
o-to
bat
hype
lagi
c ad
ults
, at d
epth
s to
4,
000
m.
Aris
tom
ias
luni
fer
Aris
tom
ias
poly
dact
ylus
A
risto
mia
s tit
tman
ni
Aris
tom
ias
xeno
stom
a A
risto
stom
ias
poly
dact
ylus
25 to
1,1
00 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Sou
th C
hina
Sea
Arc
hipe
lago
; New
Zea
land
.M
alac
oste
us
indi
cus
Mal
acos
teus
nige
r0
to 3
,886
mP
acifi
c O
cean
: Sou
th C
hina
Sea
Arc
hipe
lago
; als
o N
ew Z
eala
nd.
Pho
tost
omia
sgu
enth
eri
? to
3,1
00 m
Indo
-Pac
ific:
in tr
opic
al a
nd te
m
56M
ELA
MP
HA
IDA
EM
elam
phae
slo
ngiv
elis
0 to
1,5
00 m
Atla
ntic
and
Pac
ific:
in tr
opic
al w
Mel
amph
aes
lugu
bris
50 to
3,4
00 m
Sco
pelo
bery
xro
bust
us34
0 to
2,1
00 m
Sco
pelo
gadu
sm
izol
epis
200
to 2
,000
m
57M
ELA
NO
STO
MIID
AE
B
atho
philu
s ab
arba
tus
Sca
lele
ss
drag
onfis
hes
Mai
nly
mes
opel
agic
, occ
urrin
g in
the
uppe
r 1,
000
m a
s ad
ults
, som
e sp
ecie
s un
derg
oing
ve
rtica
l mig
ratio
n to
nea
r sur
face
at n
ight
. S
peci
men
s ha
ve b
een
caug
ht b
y op
en n
ets
to d
epth
s of
up
to 4
,500
m. S
ome
spec
ies
appa
rent
ly b
enth
opel
agic
as
adul
ts.
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tinue
s)
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tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
ME
LAN
OS
TOM
IIDAE
B
atho
philu
s br
evis
B
atho
philu
s di
gita
tus
Bat
hoph
ilus
filife
r B
atho
philu
s lo
ngip
inni
s B
atho
philu
s ni
gerr
imus
B
atho
philu
s pa
wne
ei
Eus
tom
ias
appo
situ
s E
usto
mia
s ac
hiru
s E
usto
mia
s au
stra
lens
is
Eus
tom
ias
bifil
is
Eus
tom
ias
bim
arga
ritoi
des
Eus
tom
ias
bulb
orna
tus
Eus
tom
ias
canc
riens
is
Eus
tom
ias
cirr
itus
Eus
tom
ias
cros
sotu
s E
usto
mia
s de
ndrit
icus
E
usto
mia
s en
barb
atus
E
usto
mia
s gi
bbsi
E
usto
mia
s io
ani
Eus
tom
ias
mac
rone
ma
Eus
tom
ias
mac
ruru
s E
usto
mia
s m
elan
ostig
ma
Eus
tom
ias
orie
ntal
is
Eus
tom
ias
paci
ficus
E
usto
mia
s pe
rple
xus
Eus
tom
ias
satte
rleei
E
usto
mia
s sc
hmid
ti E
usto
mia
s su
luen
sis
Eus
tom
ias
teut
hido
psis
E
usto
mia
s vi
tiazi
Fl
agel
lost
omia
s bo
uree
i Le
ptos
tom
ias
glad
iato
r Le
ptos
tom
ias
grac
ilis
Lept
osto
mia
s m
acro
nem
a M
elan
osto
mia
s gl
obul
ifer
Mel
anos
tom
ias
mel
anop
s M
elan
osto
mia
s pa
ucila
tern
atus
M
elan
osto
mia
s pa
ucira
dius
M
elan
osto
mia
s po
llici
fer
Mel
anos
tom
ias
stew
arti
Mel
anos
tom
ias
tent
acul
atus
M
elan
osto
mia
s va
ldiv
iae
Mel
anos
tom
ias
vier
ecki
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com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
porta
nce
in te
mpe
rate
sou
ther
n-
akin
g up
gre
ates
t bio
mas
s in
o
f som
e ec
onom
ic im
porta
nce
rctic
, Lam
pany
ctod
es in
Sou
th
ulf o
f Om
an a
nd P
ersi
an G
ulf)
esen
ting
a po
tent
ially
impo
rtant
ui
red
to d
eter
min
e if
e W
este
rn C
entra
l Pac
ific.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Opo
stom
ias
mic
ripnu
s P
achy
stom
ias
mic
rodo
n P
hoto
nect
es
albi
penn
is
Pho
tone
ctes
br
auer
i P
hoto
nect
es
caer
ules
cens
P
hoto
nect
es
grac
ilis
Pho
tone
ctes
m
arga
rita
Pho
tone
ctes
m
irabi
lis
Pho
tone
ctes
pa
rvim
anus
Th
ysan
actis
de
ntex
Tr
igon
olam
pa
mic
ricep
s
58M
ICR
OS
TOM
ATI
DA
E N
anse
nia
arde
siac
a M
icro
stom
atid
s M
eso-
and
perh
aps
bent
hope
lagi
c.
Unc
omm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s of
no
Nan
seni
a pe
lagi
ca
Xen
opht
halm
icht
hys
dana
e Li
pola
gus
sp.
Dol
icho
lagu
slo
ngiro
stris
200
to 9
45 m
Mic
rost
omat
idae
sp.
Hal
argy
reus
sp.
59M
OR
IDA
E
Ant
imor
a ro
stra
ta
Mor
as
Sha
llow
reef
s to
dee
p se
a, a
few
spe
cies
ba
thyp
elag
ic b
ut m
ost b
enth
opel
agic
. D
istri
butio
n of
fam
ily w
orld
wid
e; a
few
sp
ecie
s ve
ry b
road
ly d
istri
bute
d.
A fe
w s
peci
es o
f com
mer
cial
imhe
mis
pher
e w
ater
s.
Gad
ella
jo
rdan
i40
0 to
760
mG
adel
la
noro
ps
Laem
onem
a rh
odoc
hir
Phy
sicu
lus
long
ifilis
P
hysi
culu
s lu
min
osa
Phy
sicu
lus
nigr
esce
ns
Phy
sicu
lus
pere
grin
us
Phy
sicu
lus
rose
um
Phy
sicu
lus
ther
osid
eros
60M
YC
TOP
HID
AE
B
enth
osem
a fib
ulat
um
Lant
ernf
ishe
s M
ostly
mes
opel
agic
, few
bat
hy-o
r be
ntho
pela
gic;
mos
t spe
cies
und
erta
ke
verti
cal m
igra
tion
to u
pper
200
m a
t nig
ht.
Feed
ing
mod
e as
opp
ortu
nist
ic c
arni
vore
s on
cr
usta
cean
s an
d ra
rely
pel
agic
mol
lusc
s (C
entro
bran
chus
) and
sm
all f
ishe
s.
Ver
y co
mm
on o
cean
ic fi
shes
, mm
esop
elag
ic z
one.
Few
spe
cies
in a
few
are
as (E
lect
rona
in A
nta
Afri
ca, a
nd B
enth
osem
a in
the
Gfo
r fis
h m
eal,
oil,
and
sila
ge, r
epr
fishe
ry re
sour
ce. R
esea
rch
is re
qla
nter
nfis
hes
can
be u
tiliz
ed in
th
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area
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
MY
CTO
PH
IDA
E
Ben
thos
ema
pter
otum
B
enth
osem
a su
borb
itale
B
olin
icht
hys
dist
ofax
B
olin
icht
hys
indi
cus
Bol
inic
hthy
s lo
ngip
es
Bol
inic
hthy
s ni
kola
yi
Bol
inic
hthy
s ph
otot
hora
x B
olin
icht
hys
pyrs
obol
us
Cen
trobr
anch
us
andr
eae
Cen
trobr
anch
us
nigr
ooce
llatu
s C
erat
osco
pelu
s w
arm
ingi
i D
iaph
us
agas
sizi
i D
iaph
us
alic
iae
Dia
phus
an
ders
eni
Dia
phus
be
rtels
eni
Dia
phus
br
achy
ceph
alus
D
iaph
us
burto
ni
Dia
phus
ch
ryso
rhyn
chus
D
iaph
us
caer
uleu
s D
iaph
us
dahl
gren
i D
iaph
us
deha
veni
D
iaph
us
diad
emat
us
Dia
phus
di
adem
ophi
lus
Dia
phus
dr
achm
anni
D
iaph
us
dum
erili
i D
iaph
us
erho
rni
Dia
phus
fa
ustin
oi
Dia
phus
fra
gilis
D
iaph
us
fulg
ens
Dia
phus
ga
rman
i D
iaph
us
hand
i D
iaph
us
impo
stor
D
iaph
us
jens
eni
Dia
phus
lu
cidu
s D
iaph
us
luci
frons
D
iaph
us
luet
keni
D
iaph
us
mal
ayan
us
Dia
phus
m
egal
ops
Dia
phus
m
etop
ocla
mpu
s D
iaph
us
mol
lis
Dia
phus
ni
else
ni
Dia
phus
os
tenf
eldi
D
iaph
us
parr
i
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area
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
MY
CTO
PH
IDA
E
Dia
phus
pe
rspi
cilla
tus
Dia
phus
ph
illip
si
Dia
phus
pr
oble
mat
icus
D
iaph
us
rega
ni
Dia
phus
ric
hard
soni
D
iaph
us
schm
idti
Dia
phus
si
gnat
us
Dia
phus
sp
lend
idus
D
iaph
us
subo
rbita
lis
Dia
phus
te
rmop
hilu
s D
iaph
us
thio
llier
ei
Dia
phus
um
broc
ulus
D
iaph
us
wat
asei
D
iaph
us
whi
tleyi
D
iaph
us
wis
neri
Dio
geni
chth
ys
atla
ntic
us
Dio
geni
chth
ys
late
rnat
us
Dio
geni
chth
ys
panu
rgus
E
lect
rona
ris
so
Gon
icht
hys
vene
tus
Hyg
ophu
m
hygo
mii
Hyg
ophu
m
prox
imum
H
ygop
hum
re
inha
rdtii
Id
ioly
chnu
s ur
olam
pus
Lam
pade
na
anom
ala
Lam
pade
na
lum
inos
a La
mpa
dena
ur
opha
os
Lam
pany
ctus
al
atus
La
mpa
nyct
us
ater
La
mpa
nyct
us
fest
ivus
La
mpa
nyct
us
hubb
si
Lam
pany
ctus
in
trica
rius
Lam
pany
ctus
lin
eatu
s La
mpa
nyct
us
mac
ropt
erus
La
mpa
nyct
us
nige
r La
mpa
nyct
us
nobi
lis
Lam
pany
ctus
ph
oton
otus
La
mpa
nyct
us
stei
nbec
ki
Lam
pany
ctus
te
nuifo
rmis
La
mpa
nyct
us
turn
eri
Lobi
anch
ia
gem
ella
rii
Low
eina
ra
ra
Myc
toph
um
aspe
rum
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area
, and
Bay
of B
enga
l
pan
to W
este
rn A
ustra
lia a
nd
ndia
n an
d P
acifi
c.
ate
seas
.
rn J
apan
, Tai
wan
, Phi
lippi
nes
ast C
hina
Sea
to th
e S
outh
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
MY
CTO
PH
IDA
E
Myc
toph
um
auro
late
rnat
um
Myc
toph
um
brac
hygn
athu
m
Myc
toph
um
fissu
novi
M
ycto
phum
lu
natu
m
Myc
toph
um
nitid
ulum
M
ycto
phum
ob
tusi
rost
re
Myc
toph
um
sele
nops
M
ycto
phum
sp
inos
um
Not
olyc
hnus
va
ldiv
iae
Not
osco
pelu
s ca
udis
pino
sus
Not
osco
pelu
s re
sple
nden
s S
cope
lops
is
mul
tipun
ctat
us
Sym
bolo
phor
us
ever
man
ni
Taan
ingi
chth
ys
bath
yphi
lus
Taan
ingi
chth
ys
min
imus
Ta
anin
gich
thys
pa
urol
ychn
us
Trip
hotu
rus
nigr
esce
ns
61M
UR
AE
NE
SOC
IDA
EG
avia
licep
sta
enio
la35
0 to
1,0
46 m
Indi
an O
cean
: Ara
bian
Sea
, Om
anM
urae
neso
xsp
.
Oxy
cong
erle
ptog
nath
us
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Tai
wan
and
Ja
New
Sou
th W
ales
.
62M
YXI
NID
AE
Ept
atre
tus
sp.
63N
EM
ICH
THY
IDA
EA
voce
ttina
pauc
ipor
a
Sou
thw
est A
tlant
ic a
nd s
outh
ern
IA
voce
ttina
ac
utic
eps
Sni
pe e
els
live
in th
e m
id w
ater
s of
the
wor
ld o
cean
, ad
ults
are
foun
d at
dep
ths
of s
ever
al
hund
red
to m
ore
than
2,0
00 m
The
y ar
e of
no
impo
rtanc
e to
fish
erie
s.
Avo
cetti
na
infa
ns
Avo
cetti
na
pauc
ipor
aLa
bich
thys
ca
rinat
usN
emic
hthy
s cu
rviro
stris
N
emic
hthy
ssc
olop
aceu
s91
to 3
,656
mW
orld
wid
e in
trop
ical
and
tem
per
64N
EM
IPTE
RID
AE
Par
asco
lops
isto
sens
is15
0 to
300
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: in
clud
ing
sout
hean
d ea
ster
n In
done
sia.
65N
EO
SC
OP
ELI
DA
E
Neo
scop
elus
m
acro
lepi
dotu
s N
eosc
opel
ids
Mes
o-an
d ba
thyp
elag
ic (S
cope
leng
ys) o
r be
ntho
pela
gic.
Fee
ding
mod
es u
nkno
wn.
R
are
(Sol
ivom
er) o
r unc
omm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s of
no
com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an a
nd th
e E
Chi
na S
ea.
Neo
scop
elus
m
icro
chir
250
to 7
00 m
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area
tion,
reco
rded
from
Jap
an,
uthe
aste
rn A
frica
. Sou
thea
st
Rid
ge, t
he P
hilip
pine
s,
Oce
an.
ast C
hina
Sea
to th
e S
outh
nshu
and
the
Sea
of O
khot
sk o
ff
rm-te
mpe
rate
and
trop
ical
par
ts
e R
ed S
ea) a
nd th
e In
do-W
est
ster
n A
ustra
lia. P
oten
tially
er
ate
and
tropi
cal p
arts
of I
ndo-
d su
btro
pica
l wat
ers.
A s
ingl
e ce
an.
rring
thro
ugho
ut th
e In
dian
pica
l wat
ers
d th
e K
uman
onad
a S
ea in
Jap
an
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Neo
scop
elus
po
rosu
s N
eosc
opel
usm
acro
lepi
dotu
sLa
nter
n fis
h30
0 to
1,1
20 m
And
aman
Sea
Neo
scop
elus
mic
roch
irN
eosc
opel
uspo
rosu
s
Sco
pele
ngys
tri
stis
43
0 to
1,0
00 m
Sol
ivom
er
aren
iden
s
66N
ETT
ASTO
MA
TID
AE
Net
tast
oma
parv
icep
s60
to 1
,190
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: b
item
pera
te d
istri
buH
awai
i, ea
ster
n Au
stra
lia, a
nd s
oP
acifi
c.N
etta
stom
aso
litar
ium
415
to 6
10 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Kyu
shu-
Pal
auA
ustra
lia, a
nd th
e w
este
rn In
dian
Sau
renc
hely
sfie
rasf
er
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an a
nd th
e E
Chi
na S
ea.
Ven
efic
ate
ntac
ulat
a
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
off
north
ern
Ho
Hok
kaid
o (J
apan
).
Net
tast
omat
idae
sp.
67N
OM
EID
AE
Cub
icep
sw
hite
legg
iiM
ost c
omm
on in
300
to 4
50 m
Pro
babl
y w
idel
y di
strib
uted
in w
aof
the
Indi
an O
cean
(exc
ludi
ng th
Pac
ific
from
Jap
an to
cen
tral e
ava
luab
le fo
od fi
sh in
war
m-te
mp
Pac
ific.
Cub
icep
sba
xter
i Bl
ack
ciga
rfish
Atla
ntic
and
Pac
ific:
in tr
opic
al a
nre
cord
to d
ate
from
the
Indi
an O
Cub
icep
sko
tlyar
i Ko
tlyar
s ci
garfi
shC
olle
cted
from
off
Java
, the
Phi
lippi
nes,
and
no
rthw
este
rn A
ustra
lia b
y tra
wl n
ets
in
dept
hs o
f 600
to 7
25 m
.C
ubic
eps
pauc
iradi
atus
E
aste
rn C
entra
l Pac
ific:
US
A.
Cub
icep
ssq
uam
icep
s25
0 to
800
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: p
roba
bly
occu
Oce
an, e
xten
ding
to J
apan
.P
sene
sar
afur
ensi
s0
to 4
0 m
Atla
ntic
, Ind
ian
and
Pac
ific:
in tr
oP
sene
sm
acul
atus
0 to
300
m
68N
OTA
CA
NTH
IDA
EN
otac
anth
us
abbo
tti
Spin
y ee
ls
Spin
y ee
ls (o
r not
acan
thid
s) li
ve o
n th
e bo
ttom
at d
epth
s of
app
roxi
mat
ely
200
to
3,50
0 m
. Spi
ny e
els
are
occa
sion
ally
take
n in
dee
p bo
ttom
traw
ls, b
ut th
ey h
ave
no
com
mer
cial
val
ue.
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Sur
uga
Bay
anto
the
Phi
lippi
nes.
Not
acan
thus
ch
emni
tzi
Not
acan
thus
se
xspi
nis
Pol
yaca
ntho
notu
s ch
alle
nger
i
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n ar
ea
cific
: in
tropi
cal a
nd s
ubtro
pica
l
nes
and
Indo
nesi
a.
man
sea
s, B
ay o
f Ben
gal,
Japa
n,
to th
e P
hilip
pine
s.
the
Eas
t Chi
na S
ea. o
ff th
e N
ew C
aled
onia
.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
69N
OTO
SU
DID
AE
A
hlie
saur
us
berr
yi
War
yfis
hes
Mes
o-an
d ba
thyp
elag
ic, o
r mes
o-, b
athy
-and
be
ntho
pela
gic,
or i
nsul
ar e
pipe
lagi
c. F
eed
as
zoop
lank
ton
pick
ers
and
carn
ivor
es, w
ith
cope
pods
in to
mac
hs o
f juv
enile
s an
d la
rger
cr
usta
cean
s an
d m
idw
ater
fish
es e
aten
by
adul
ts. S
ynch
rono
us h
erm
aphr
odite
s.
Unc
omm
on o
cean
ic o
r dee
p-se
a fis
hes
of n
o co
mm
erci
al im
porta
nce.
Ahl
iesa
urus
br
evis
S
cope
losa
urus
gi
bbsi
S
cope
losa
urus
he
rwig
i S
cope
losa
urus
ho
edti
Sco
pelo
saur
us
mea
di
Sco
pelo
saur
ussm
ithii
50 to
815
mW
este
rn In
dian
and
Wes
tern
Pa
wat
ers.
Sco
pelo
saur
usm
auli
? to
300
m70
OG
CO
CE
PH
ALI
DA
EC
oelo
phry
sbr
evic
auda
taW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
, Phi
lippi
Hal
icm
etus
rube
r45
7 to
549
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: A
rabi
an a
nd A
nda
and
the
Phi
lippi
nes.
Hal
ieut
opsi
sm
icro
pa43
9 to
1,4
00 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Sou
th A
frica
Mal
thop
sis
sp.
Ogc
ocep
halid
aesp
.
71O
MO
SU
DID
AE
O
mos
udis
lo
wei
O
mos
udid
M
eso-
and
bath
ypel
agic
. Fee
d as
car
nivo
res
on m
idw
ater
fish
es a
nd s
quid
s. T
he v
ary
rare
m
atur
e sp
ecim
ens
are
sync
hron
ous
herm
aphr
odite
s (N
iels
en a
nd J
espe
rsen
, 19
86).
Unc
omm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s of
no
com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
72O
PH
IDIID
AE
C
usk
eels
W
ith e
xcep
tion
of a
few
spe
cies
whi
ch o
ccur
pe
lagi
cally
at g
reat
dep
ths,
cus
keel
s ar
e bo
ttom
-livi
ng, f
ound
from
sha
llow
wat
ers
to a
de
pth
of 8
,370
m (t
he d
epth
reco
rd fo
r fis
hes)
. Ovi
paro
us w
ith p
elag
ic la
rvae
. No
spec
ial l
arva
l sta
ge. A
sin
gle
spec
ies
from
th
e ar
ea c
omm
erci
ally
impo
rtant
.
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
off
Japa
n an
dP
hilip
pine
s, T
aiw
an, C
eleb
es to
Sub
fam
ily
BR
OTU
LIN
AE
Bro
tula
m
ultib
arba
ta
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area
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Sub
fam
ily
BR
OTU
LOTA
EN
IINA
E B
rotu
lota
enia
ni
else
ni
Sub
fam
ily
OPH
IDIIN
AE
Oph
idio
n ge
nyop
us
Oph
idio
n m
urae
nole
pis
Sub
fam
ily
NE
OB
YTH
ITIN
AE
A
byss
obro
tula
ga
lath
eae
Aca
ntho
nus
arm
atus
A
lcoc
kia
rost
ratu
s B
arat
hrod
emus
na
sutu
s B
asso
zetu
s co
mpr
essu
s B
asso
zetu
s el
onga
tus
Bas
soze
tus
glut
inos
us
Sub
fam
ily
Bas
soze
tus
robu
stus
N
EO
BYT
HIT
INA
E
Bas
soze
tus
n.sp
. B
athy
onus
ca
udal
is
Dic
role
ne
hubr
echt
i D
icro
lene
lo
ngim
ana
Dic
role
ne
mul
tifili
s D
icro
lene
tri
stis
E
nche
lybr
otul
a pa
ucid
ens
Epe
triod
us
fredd
yi
Ere
tmic
hthy
s re
mife
r G
lypt
ophi
dium
ar
gent
eum
G
lypt
ophi
dium
ja
poni
cum
G
lypt
ophi
dium
lu
cidu
m
Gly
ptop
hidi
um
mac
ropu
s G
lypt
ophi
dium
oc
eani
um
Hol
com
ycte
ronu
s ae
quat
oris
H
omos
tolu
s ac
er
Hop
lobr
otul
a ar
mat
a H
ypop
leur
on
cani
num
La
mpr
ogra
mm
us
brun
swig
i La
mpr
ogra
mm
us
nige
r Lu
ciob
rotu
la
barts
chi
Mas
tigop
teru
s im
pera
tor
Mas
tigop
teru
s pr
aeto
r M
onom
itopu
s ga
rman
i M
onom
itopu
s lo
ngic
eps
Mon
omito
pus
mic
role
pis
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area
ll oc
eans
. Eas
tern
Atla
ntic
: A
of M
adei
ra. E
aste
rn P
acifi
c:
ia, C
anad
a. W
este
rn P
acifi
c:
ania
and
Mad
agas
car t
o s
and
And
aman
Sea
. (Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Mon
omito
pus
palli
dus
Neo
byth
ites
bim
acul
atus
N
eoby
thite
s bi
mar
gina
tus
Neo
byth
ites
fasc
iatu
s N
eoby
thite
s lo
ngic
eps
Neo
byth
ites
long
iven
tralis
N
eoby
thite
s m
acro
ps
Neo
byth
ites
mal
ayan
us
Neo
byth
ites
neoc
aled
onie
nsis
N
eoby
thite
s pa
llidu
s N
eoby
thite
s pu
rus
Neo
byth
ites
unim
acul
atus
N
eoby
thite
s zo
natu
s N
eoby
thite
s n.
sp.
Por
ogad
us
mel
ampe
plus
P
orog
adus
m
iles
Pyc
nocr
aspe
dum
sq
uam
ipin
ne
Sire
mbo
im
berb
is
Sire
mbo
je
rdon
i S
irem
bo
met
achr
oma
Spo
ttobr
otul
a am
acul
ata
Sub
fam
ily
Taur
edop
hidi
um
hext
ii N
EO
BYT
HIT
INA
E
Typh
lonu
s na
sus
Xye
lacy
ba
mye
rsi
73O
PIS
THO
PR
OC
TID
AE
Dol
icho
pter
yx
long
ipes
Ba
rrele
yes
Mes
o-an
d ba
thyp
elag
ic. A
t lea
st 1
spe
cies
fe
eds
on s
ipho
noph
ores
. Rar
e de
ep-s
ea
fishe
s of
no
com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
Opi
stho
proc
tus
grim
aldi
i O
pist
hopr
octu
s so
leat
us
Win
teria
te
lesc
opa
74O
NE
IRO
DID
AE
Ber
tella
sp
.
C
haen
ophr
yne
drac
o35
0 to
1,7
50 m
Trop
ical
and
sub
tropi
cal p
arts
of a
sing
le fe
mal
e w
as re
cord
ed n
orth
Ore
gon,
US
A a
nd B
ritis
h C
olum
bJa
pan
and
Aus
tralia
.O
neiro
des
sp.
75O
STR
AC
OB
ER
YC
IDAE
Ost
raco
bery
xdo
rgen
ysS
piny
che
ek25
6 to
711
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: Z
anzi
bar,
Tanz
sout
hern
Jap
an a
nd th
e P
hilip
pine
Ost
raco
bery
xtri
coni
s40
0 to
410
mA
ndam
an S
ea.
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area
ubtro
pica
l wat
ers
of th
e th
ree
ina an
to th
e E
ast C
hina
Sea
, and
.
a, s
outh
to B
orne
o an
d e
And
aman
Sea
and
Indi
an
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
76P
AR
ALE
PID
IDA
E A
rcto
zenu
s ris
soi
Bar
racu
dina
s M
eso-
and
bath
ypel
agic
; rap
id s
wim
mer
s,
mos
tly k
now
n fro
m ju
veni
les,
with
few
adu
lts
take
n. F
eed
as c
arni
vore
s on
fish
es a
nd
crus
tace
ans.
Syn
chro
nous
her
map
hrod
ites.
M
oder
atel
y co
mm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s, ra
rely
fo
und
in c
omm
erci
al m
arke
ts.
Lest
idio
ps
extre
ma
Lest
idio
ps
indo
paci
fica
Lest
idio
ps
jaya
kari
Lest
idio
ps
mira
bilis
Le
stid
ium
barr
acud
ina
Nak
ed b
arra
cudi
na31
0 to
410
mA
ndam
an S
eaLe
stid
ium
atla
ntic
um50
to 1
,000
mW
idel
y di
strib
uted
in tr
opic
al a
nd s
maj
or o
cean
s.Le
stid
ium
prol
ixum
200
to 6
20 m
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
Ch
Lest
idiu
m
nudu
m
Lest
role
pis
inte
rmed
ia
Lest
role
pis
japo
nica
Le
stro
lepi
s lu
etke
ni
Mac
ropa
rale
pis
affin
is
Mac
ropa
rale
pis
dana
e M
agni
sudi
s at
lant
ica
Mag
nisu
dis
indi
ca
Mag
nisu
dis
prio
nosa
N
otol
eptis
risso
i
P
aral
epis
br
eviro
stris
S
tem
onos
udis
di
stan
s S
tem
onos
udis
el
egan
s S
tem
onos
udis
gr
acili
s S
tem
onos
udis
m
acru
ra
Ste
mon
osud
is
roth
schi
ldi
Ste
mon
osud
is
siliq
uive
nter
S
udis
at
rox
Unc
isud
is
long
irost
ra
77P
ER
CO
PH
IDA
EC
hrio
nem
ach
loro
taen
ia
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Tos
a B
ay, J
apfa
rther
sou
th to
wes
tern
Aus
tralia
Bem
brop
sca
udim
acul
a18
6 to
500
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
Kor
eno
rthea
ster
n A
ustra
lia, w
est t
o th
Oce
an, a
nd in
the
Gul
f of A
den.
78P
ER
ISTE
DIID
AE
Per
iste
dion
liorh
ynch
usS
moo
th-n
osed
se
arob
in46
0 m
And
aman
Sea
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area
es.
n an
d th
e E
ast C
hina
Sea
.nd
the
Sout
h C
hina
Sea
.
outh
Chi
na S
ea. E
aste
rn
a an
d N
ew C
aled
onia
. Als
o of
f
Pac
ific:
Mos
sel B
ay in
Sou
th
ique
, als
o fro
m n
orth
ern
Indi
an
d Ea
st A
frica
to J
apan
and
the
ster
n P
acifi
c.a
Sea
, and
the
Phili
ppin
es.
w Z
eala
nd; a
lso
Japa
n.
biqu
e, s
outh
ern
Indi
a, e
ast t
o d
sout
h to
Aus
tralia
. Als
o s.
n to
the
East
Chi
na S
ea;
wai
ian
Isla
nds,
nor
th to
Jap
an,
cies
, Pol
ymix
ia b
usak
hini
, may
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
Per
iste
dion
mol
lucc
ense
Sea
robi
n42
0 m
And
aman
Sea
Hem
inod
usph
ilipp
inus
200
to 5
00 m
Wes
tern
Cen
tral P
acifi
c: P
hilip
pin
Sat
yric
hthy
sam
iscu
s
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: s
outh
ern
Japa
Sat
yric
hthy
sen
gyce
ros
200
to 3
88 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n Ja
pan
aE
aste
rn P
acifi
c: H
awai
i.S
atyr
icht
hys
hian
s
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an a
nd th
e S
Cen
tral P
acifi
c: H
awai
i.S
atyr
icht
hys
mur
rayi
360
to 7
10 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Jap
an, B
anda
Se
Hor
n of
Afri
ca.
Sat
yric
hthy
sad
eni
58 to
295
mS
outh
east
Atla
ntic
and
Indo
-Wes
tA
frica
to D
elag
oa B
ay in
Moz
amb
Oce
an a
nd T
aiw
an.
79P
HO
SIC
HTH
YID
AEIc
hthy
ococ
cus
elon
gatu
s Li
ghtfi
shes
Mes
opel
agic
and
bat
hype
lagi
c ad
ults
(Y
arre
lla a
nd P
olym
etm
e m
ay b
e be
ntho
pela
gic)
. Lar
vae
near
er s
urfa
ce th
an
adul
ts.
Icht
hyoc
occu
s in
term
ediu
s Ic
hthy
ococ
cus
ovat
us
Pho
sich
thys
ar
gent
eus
Pol
ymet
me
cory
thae
ola
165
to 8
00 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Gul
f of A
den
anTa
sman
Sea
. Als
o A
tlant
ic a
nd e
aP
olym
ytm
eel
onga
tus
? to
350
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
, Eas
t Chi
nP
olym
etm
e su
ruga
ensi
s P
ollic
hthy
s m
auli
Vin
cigu
erria
at
tenu
ata
Vin
cigu
erria
lu
cetia
V
inci
guer
ria
nim
baria
V
inci
guer
ria
pow
eria
e W
oods
iano
nsuc
hae
530
to 1
,335
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: A
ustra
lia a
nd N
e
80P
LES
IOBA
TID
IDAE
Ple
siob
atis
davi
esi
44 to
780
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: S
outh
Afri
ca, M
ozam
the
Phili
ppin
es, n
orth
to J
apan
an
repo
rted
from
the
Haw
aiia
n Is
land
81P
LEU
RO
NE
CTI
DA
EP
oeci
lops
etta
colo
rata
Flat
fish
400
mA
ndam
an S
eaP
olym
ixia
ja
poni
cus
160
to 6
28 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
Sag
ami B
ay, J
apa
Che
ster
field
Isla
nds.
82P
OLY
MIX
IIDA
E
Pol
ymix
ia
bern
dti
Bear
dfis
hes
Ben
thic
fish
es o
f out
er s
helf
and
slop
e to
800
m
. Fee
d as
car
nivo
res,
incl
udin
g cr
usta
cean
s, fi
shes
, and
squ
ids.
Som
etim
es
loca
lly c
omm
on b
otto
m fi
shes
.
Indo
-Pac
ific:
Eas
t Afri
ca to
the
Ha
sout
h to
Aus
tralia
. The
larg
est s
peha
ve c
omm
erci
al p
oten
tial.
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area
ea (I
ndon
esia
) .om
eas
tern
Aus
tralia
bet
wee
n ia
and
off
wes
tern
Aus
tralia
on
. A s
imila
r for
m o
ccur
s or
ther
n P
hilip
pine
s (L
uzon
).
curs
on
the
cont
inen
tal s
lope
S
ea)
, Tai
wan
, the
Phi
lippi
nes,
and
ago
to th
e S
outh
Chi
na S
ea,
e se
as.
ad in
trop
ical
and
th
e ea
ster
n P
acifi
c an
d
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
PO
LYM
IXIID
AE
P
olym
ixia
bu
sakh
ini
Pol
ymix
iaja
poni
cus
Sto
ut b
eard
fish
290
to 3
00 m
And
aman
Sea
83R
AJI
DAE
Gur
gesi
ella
sibo
gae
Sib
oga
skat
eC
ontin
enta
l slo
pe a
t a d
epth
of 2
90 m
The
tropi
cal I
ndo-
Wes
t Pac
ific,
Bal
i SR
aja
(Dip
turu
s)
sp.
Wen
g’s
skat
eO
occu
r on
the
cont
inen
tal s
lope
off
tropi
cal
and
tem
pera
te A
ustra
lia in
dep
ths
of 4
00 to
1,
030
m.
Wid
e ra
ngin
g in
the
Indo
-Pac
ific
frno
rther
n Q
ueen
slan
d an
d Ta
sman
betw
een
Por
t Hed
land
and
Ger
aldt
alon
g th
e co
ntin
enta
l slo
pe o
ff th
e n
Raj
a (R
ajel
la)
anna
ndal
ei
Ann
anda
le’s
ska
teO
ccur
eanc
e fro
m 4
00 to
830
mtro
pica
l eas
tern
Indi
an O
cean
, Oc
off e
aste
rn In
done
sia
(Hal
mah
era
Ana
cant
hoba
tisbo
rnee
nsis
800
to 1
,100
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: R
yuky
u Tr
ough
Bor
neo.
Bat
hyra
jasp
.
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Indo
nesi
a.D
iptu
rus
sp.
Oka
mej
eisp
.
84R
HIN
OC
HIM
AER
IDA
ER
hino
chim
aera
afric
ana
549
to 1
,450
mS
outh
east
Atla
ntic
Rhi
noch
imae
rapa
sific
a33
0 to
1,4
90 m
Pac
ific
Oce
an: J
apan
ese
Arc
hipe
lan
d of
f Aus
trala
sia.
85R
ON
DEL
ETI
IDA
ER
onde
letia
loric
ata
100
to 1
,500
mW
orld
wid
e in
trop
ical
to te
mpe
rat
86S
CO
PEL
AR
CH
IDA
E
Ben
thal
bella
in
fans
P
earle
yes
Mes
opel
agic
, with
mos
t adu
lts fr
om 5
00 to
1,
000
m a
nd p
ossi
ble
verti
cal m
igra
tors
. A
dults
feed
as
carn
ivor
es o
n m
esop
elag
ic
fishe
s. S
ynch
rono
us h
erm
aphr
odite
s.
Unc
omm
on d
eep-
sea
fishe
s of
no
com
mer
cial
impo
rtanc
e.
Ros
enbl
attic
hthy
s al
atus
S
cope
larc
hoid
es
clim
ax
Sco
pela
rcho
ides
da
nae
Sco
pela
rcho
ides
si
gnife
r S
cope
larc
hus
anal
is
Sco
pela
rchu
s gu
enth
eri
Sco
pela
rchu
s m
icha
elsa
rsi
87S
CIA
EN
IDAE
Nib
easp
.
88S
CO
MB
RO
LAB
RA
CID
AES
com
brol
abra
xhe
tero
lepi
s10
0 to
900
mA
tlant
ic, I
ndia
n an
d P
acifi
c: w
ides
pre
subt
ropi
cal a
reas
. Not
occ
urrin
g in
sout
heas
t Atla
ntic
.
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area
pica
l wat
ers;
Wes
tern
Cen
tral
ka to
the
Bay
of B
enga
l, ut
h to
the
Phi
lippi
nes,
st to
Fuk
ushi
ma
Pre
fect
ure,
ed
from
the
Araf
ura
Sea
.
ina
Sea
, New
Zea
land
, and
o th
e S
outh
Chi
na S
ea.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
89S
CO
PEL
AR
CH
IDA
ES
cope
larc
hoid
esda
nae
0 to
800
mC
ircum
glob
al: I
n tro
pica
l to
subt
roP
acifi
c.
90S
CO
RP
AEN
IDA
EE
ctre
pose
bast
ers
imus
Set
arch
esgu
enth
eri
150
to 7
32 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Indi
a an
d S
ri La
nA
ndam
an S
ea, n
orth
to J
apan
, so
Indo
nesi
a an
d w
este
rn A
ustra
lia.
Set
arch
eslo
ngim
anus
180
to 7
04 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Indi
an O
cean
ea
Japa
n, s
outh
to A
ustra
lia. R
epor
tS
corp
aeni
dae
sp.
91S
CY
LIO
RH
INID
AEA
pris
turu
ssp
.
Hal
aelu
rus
hisp
idus
Dog
fish
190
to 3
20 m
And
aman
Sea
92S
ER
RA
NID
AE
Che
lidop
erca
sp.
93S
ER
RIV
OM
ER
IDA
ES
erriv
omer
be
rtini
S
awto
oth
eels
m
idw
ater
eel
s, fo
und
mai
nly
at d
epth
s of
500
to
1,0
00 m
.S
erriv
omer
je
sper
seni
S
erriv
omer
ne
ocal
edon
iens
is
Ser
rivom
er
sam
oens
is
Ser
rivom
er
sect
or
Ste
mon
idiu
m
hypo
mel
as
94S
OM
NIO
SID
AEZa
meu
s sq
uam
ulos
us0
to 2
,200
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
, Sou
th C
hA
ustra
lia.
95S
QU
ALI
DAE
Etm
opte
rus
spin
axLa
nthe
rn s
hark
450
mA
ndam
an S
eaS
qual
us
fern
andi
nus
Spi
ny d
igsh
ark
200
to 2
70A
ndam
an S
eaS
qual
us
brev
irost
ris?
to 1
30 m
Wes
tern
Pac
ific:
sou
ther
n Ja
pan
tS
quat
ina
terg
ocel
lato
ides
N
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Tai
wan
Stra
its.
96S
TER
NO
PTY
CH
IDA
EA
rgyr
opel
ecus
affin
is1
to 3
,872
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: In
done
sia.
Arg
yrop
elec
ushe
mig
ymnu
s0
to 1
,500
mA
rgyr
opel
ecuc
olfe
rsi
Hat
chet
-fish
460
mA
ndam
an S
eaA
rgyr
opel
ecus
slad
eni
0 to
2,9
26 m
Pol
yipn
ussp
inos
usH
atch
et-fi
sh42
0 m
And
aman
Sea
Ste
rnop
tyx
sp.
97S
TOM
IIDAE
Sto
mia
s af
finis
S
caly
dra
gonf
ishe
sM
ainl
y m
esop
elag
ic (t
o 1,
000
m) a
s ad
ults
, w
ith s
ome
spec
ies
bath
ypel
agic
, to
2,00
0 m
. M
igra
tion
to n
ear s
urfa
ce a
t nig
ht in
som
e sp
ecie
s.
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ribu
tion
area
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
t
STO
MIID
AES
tom
ias
boa
Sto
mia
s da
nae
Sto
mia
s lo
ngib
arba
tus
Sto
mia
s ne
bulo
sus
98S
YN
AP
HO
BR
ANC
HID
AE
Cut
thro
at e
els
Inha
bita
nt o
f coo
ler w
ater
and
can
be
expe
cted
at t
he n
orth
ern
and
sout
hern
ex
trem
ities
of t
he a
rea.
Sub
fam
ily
Syn
apho
bran
chin
ae li
ve in
fairl
y de
ep w
ater
. W
ith a
few
exc
eptio
ns, s
peci
es o
f the
Ily
ophi
nae
are
rare
and
sel
dom
see
n.
Sub
fam
ily
ILYO
PH
INAE
D
ysom
ma
angu
illar
eD
ysom
ma
brev
irost
re
Dys
omm
a bu
ceph
alus
D
ysom
ma
dolic
hoso
mat
umS
ubfa
mily
IL
YOP
HIN
AE
Dys
omm
a fu
scov
entra
lis
Dys
omm
a go
slin
ei
Dys
omm
a m
elan
urum
D
ysom
ma
muc
ipar
us
Dys
omm
a op
isth
opro
ctus
D
ysom
ma
poly
cato
don
Dys
omm
ina
rugo
saIly
ophi
sar
x Ily
ophi
s br
unne
us
Mea
dia
abys
salis
M
eadi
a ro
seni
Th
erm
obio
tes
myt
elog
eito
n S
ubfa
mill
y S
IME
NC
HE
LYIN
AE
S
imen
chel
ys
para
sitic
a
Sub
fam
ily
SY
NA
PH
OB
RAN
CH
INA
E
Syn
apho
bran
chus
af
finis
S
ynap
hobr
anch
us
bath
ybiu
sS
ynap
hobr
anch
us
brev
idor
salis
Syn
apho
bran
chus
br
uuni
S
ynap
hobr
anch
us
cape
nsis
Syn
apho
bran
chus
ka
upi
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ibut
ion
area
ical
, exc
ept t
he N
orth
east
Pac
ific.
us, s
outh
ern
Japa
n, H
anco
ck
and
Soc
iety
isla
nds.
ldiv
es, J
apan
and
Aus
tralia
.nd
Aus
tralia
; Haw
aii a
nd th
e In
dian
tern
Phi
lippi
nes,
and
sou
ther
n
cific
from
the
Eas
t Chi
na S
ea to
an fr
om th
e G
ulf o
f Om
an to
te
rn A
ustra
lia a
nd th
e A
rafu
ra S
ea.
cific
from
Jap
an to
nor
thw
este
rn
t Pac
ific
from
Eas
t Afri
ca, i
nclu
ding
t Pac
ific
from
Eas
t Afri
ca, n
ot
sian
Gul
f, to
the
Phi
lippi
nes.
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
tr
99S
TYLE
PHO
RID
AE
S
tyle
phor
us
chor
datu
s Tu
be-e
yes
The
only
kno
wn
spec
ies
in th
is fa
mily
, S
tyle
phor
us c
hord
atus
, is
mes
oor
bath
ypel
agic
(cap
ture
d at
dep
ths
of 3
00 to
80
0 m
) and
rare
, but
with
a w
orld
wid
e di
strib
utio
n. It
feed
s on
sm
all c
rust
acea
ns,
and
is th
ough
t to
capt
ure
prey
whi
le
swim
min
g in
a v
ertic
al, h
ead-
up p
ositi
on.
Littl
e is
kno
wn
of it
s ha
bits
or r
epro
duct
ion,
an
d th
ere
is n
o fis
hery
for t
he s
peci
es.
100
SY
NA
PH
OB
RAN
CH
IDA
ED
ysom
aan
guill
era
Ilyop
his
brun
neus
450
to 3
,120
mIn
dian
and
Pac
ific.
Circ
umtro
pM
eadi
aab
yssa
lis10
0 to
329
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: R
euni
on, M
aurit
iS
eam
ount
, and
the
Haw
aiia
nS
ynap
hobr
anch
usbr
evid
orsa
lis90
0 to
3,0
00 m
Indo
-Pac
ific:
Zan
ziba
r and
Ma
Syn
apho
bran
chus
kaup
ii12
0 to
4,8
00 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Jap
an a
Oce
an.
101
SY
NO
DO
NTI
DA
E H
arpa
don
mic
roch
ir S
mal
lfinn
ed B
omba
y du
ckIn
habi
ts s
oft b
otto
ms
in d
eep
wat
er. N
o im
porta
nce
to fi
sher
ies.
K
now
n fro
m J
apan
, nor
thea
sIn
done
sia.
Sau
rida
filam
ento
sa
Fila
men
tous
sau
ryO
ccur
s on
mud
and
san
d bo
ttom
s in
dep
ths
of 1
40 to
220
m.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e W
est P
aea
ster
n A
ustra
lia.
Sau
rida
gran
disq
uam
is
Gre
y sa
ury
Occ
urs
on s
and
and
mud
bot
tom
s in
dep
ths
of 2
0 to
265
m. O
ften
take
n in
traw
ls, b
ut
only
of m
inor
impo
rtanc
e to
fish
erie
.S
aurid
a lo
ngim
anus
Lo
ngfin
liza
rdfis
hO
ccur
s on
san
d an
d m
ud b
otto
ms
in d
epth
s of
55
to 2
80 m
. Occ
asio
nally
take
n in
bot
tom
tra
wls
, but
of m
inor
impo
rtanc
e to
fish
erie
s.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e In
dian
Oce
sout
hern
Indo
nesi
a, n
orth
wes
Sau
rida
undo
squa
mis
B
rush
toot
h liz
ardf
ish
Occ
urs
on s
and
and
mud
bot
tom
s in
dep
ths
of 2
0 to
350
m. O
ften
take
n in
traw
l cat
ches
, bu
t of m
inor
impo
rtanc
e to
fish
erie
s.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e W
est P
aA
ustra
lia.
Syn
odus
do
aki
Doa
k’s
lizar
dfis
hA
ben
thic
spe
cies
, fre
quen
tly o
ccur
s in
pai
rs
on s
andy
bot
tom
s ad
jace
nt to
rock
and
cor
al
in d
epth
s of
19
to 2
50 m
. Occ
asio
nally
take
n in
bot
tom
traw
ls, o
f min
or im
porta
nce
to
fishe
ries.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e In
do-W
esth
e R
ed S
ea, t
o H
awai
i.
Syn
odus
in
dicu
s In
dian
liza
rdfis
hA
ben
thic
spe
cies
, occ
urrin
g on
sof
t bot
tom
s in
dep
ths
of 2
0 to
100
m. N
o im
porta
nce
to
fishe
ries.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e In
do-W
esin
clud
ing
the
Red
Sea
and
Per
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ion
area
cific
from
Eas
t Afri
ca, n
ot
an G
ulf,
to th
e M
arqu
esa
Isla
nds.
rom
the
Sou
th C
hina
Sea
to
from
Som
alia
to s
outh
ern
ca),
Bay
of B
enga
l, so
uthe
rn
nd N
ew Z
eala
nd, a
nd th
e
Rid
ge a
nd H
awai
i. C
ould
ilipp
ines
, Cel
ebes
Sea
.
ng K
ong.
Als
o re
cord
ed fr
om
este
rfiel
d an
d Be
llona
pla
teau
s.
Jap
an, s
outh
to th
e P
hilip
pine
s
an a
nd N
ew Z
eala
nd.
f sou
ther
n Ja
pan,
sou
ther
n on
g K
ong.
Afri
ca to
Jap
an, t
he P
hilip
pine
s,
nds,
NW
Rid
ge (K
inm
ei
(Con
tinue
s)
Con
tinue
d
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
SY
NO
DO
NTI
DA
E S
ynod
us
jacu
lum
Li
ghth
ouse
liza
rdfis
hA
ben
thic
spe
cies
, fre
quen
tly fo
und
swim
min
g hi
gh a
bove
the
subs
trate
on
mix
ed s
and
and
cora
l rub
ble
botto
ms
in
dept
hs o
f 10
to 1
00 m
. Occ
asio
nally
take
n in
bo
ttom
traw
ls. O
f min
or im
porta
nce
to
fishe
ries.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e In
do-W
est P
ain
clud
ing
the
Red
Sea
and
Per
si
Syn
odus
ka
ianu
s K
aian
us li
zard
fish
A s
peci
es o
f dee
per w
ater
s, fo
und
on s
oft
botto
ms
in d
epth
s be
twee
n 20
0 an
d 30
0 m
. N
o im
porta
nce
to fi
sher
ies.
Wid
espr
ead
in th
e W
est P
acifi
c f
Haw
aii.
Syn
odus
m
acro
ceph
alus
La
rgeh
ead
lizar
dfis
hO
ccur
s on
sof
t bot
tom
s in
dep
ths
of 7
5 to
17
5 m
. Occ
asio
nally
take
n in
shr
imp
traw
ls.
Of l
ittle
impo
rtanc
e to
fish
erie
s.
Syn
odus
m
acro
ps
A b
enth
ic s
peci
es, o
ccur
ring
on s
oft b
otto
ms
in d
epth
s of
35
to 1
73 m
.W
ides
prea
d in
the
Indi
an O
cean
Indo
nesi
a.Tr
achi
noce
phal
us
myo
ps
Blu
ntno
se li
zard
fish
A b
enth
ic s
peci
es, o
ccur
ring
on s
oft b
otto
ms
in e
stua
ries,
bay
s an
d co
asta
l wat
ers
in
dept
hs to
200
m.
102
TOR
PED
INID
AE
Torp
edo
toki
onis
N
orth
wes
t Pac
ific:
Jap
an
103
TRA
CH
ICH
THYI
DAE
Gep
hyro
bery
xda
rwin
ii9
to 1
210
mIn
do-P
acifi
c: o
ff N
atal
(Sou
th A
friA
ustra
lia, C
hath
am P
late
au a
rou
Phi
lippi
nes.
Hop
lost
ethu
sru
bello
pter
us80
0 to
875
mIn
dian
Oce
an: I
ndon
esia
.H
oplo
stet
hus
cras
sisp
inus
280
to 6
00 m
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: K
yush
u-P
alau
poss
ibly
be
off V
iet N
am.
104
TRIA
CA
NTH
OD
IDA
EA
troph
acan
thus
japo
nicu
s30
0 to
2,0
00 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Jap
an, t
he P
h
Bat
hyph
ylax
bom
bifro
ns60
0 to
615
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: K
enya
and
Ho
the
Sout
h C
hina
Sea
and
the
Ch
Hal
imoc
hiru
rgus
alco
cki
390
to 6
10 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Eas
t Afri
ca to
and
Indo
nesi
a.M
acro
rham
phos
odes
urad
oi50
to 6
75 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Ken
ya to
Jap
Tria
cant
hode
san
omal
us
Nor
thw
est P
acifi
c: P
acifi
c co
ast o
Kor
ean
Pen
insu
la, T
aiw
an, a
nd H
Tyde
man
iana
viga
toris
50 to
607
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: e
ast c
oast
of
and
Indo
nesi
a.
105
TRIA
KID
AE
Hem
itria
kis
sp.
106
TRIC
HIU
RID
AE
Aph
anop
usar
igat
o0
to 1
,350
mW
este
rn P
acifi
c: J
apan
, Kur
il Is
laS
eam
ount
).
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Con
tinue
d
ion
area
No.
Fam
ily/S
ubfa
mily
Gen
usS
peci
esC
omm
on n
ame
Life
his
tory
(Hab
itat,
Dep
th o
f occ
urre
nce)
Dis
trib
ut
TRIC
HIU
RID
AE
Aph
anop
usm
icro
phth
alm
us
Sm
alle
ye
bbdf
ih
Ben
thop
elag
ic a
t dep
ths
of 8
10 to
1,0
20 m
.In
dian
Oce
an a
nd S
outh
Chi
na S
Tric
hiur
usle
ptur
us
Larg
ehea
d ha
irtai
ldw
ells
on
the
cont
inen
tal s
helf
to a
dep
th o
f 35
0 m
or m
ore.
Thro
ugho
ut tr
opic
al a
nd te
mpe
rat
Ben
thod
esm
usel
onga
tus
178
to 9
50 m
Indo
-Wes
t Pac
ific:
Indo
nesi
a.
Ben
thod
esm
usm
acro
phth
alm
us
Big
eye
frost
fish
Ben
thop
elag
ic a
t dep
ths
of 3
20 to
600
m.
Kno
wn
from
the
Ara
fra S
ea a
nd t
Ben
thod
esm
ussu
luen
sis
Phi
lippi
ne fr
ostfi
shP
roba
bly
bent
hope
lagi
c, ju
veni
les
mes
opel
agic
at d
epth
s of
200
to 5
00 m
.K
now
n fro
m th
e S
ulu
Sea
(Phi
lipp
Ben
thod
esm
uste
nuis
S
lend
er fr
ostfi
shB
enth
opel
agic
at d
epth
s of
200
to 8
50 m
.In
the
Pac
ific
from
the
Em
pero
r SIs
land
s, V
iet N
am, a
nd th
e Su
lu S
sout
hern
Jav
a.
Ben
thod
esm
ustu
cker
iTu
cker
’s fr
ostfi
shB
enth
opel
agic
at d
epth
s of
550
to 7
90 m
.D
istri
bute
d in
the
wes
tern
Pac
ific
Vie
t Nam
, Mol
ucca
Isla
nds,
and
sIn
dian
Oce
an fr
om S
ocot
ra Is
land
Moz
ambi
que
Cha
nnel
, and
sou
t
Ben
thod
esm
usvi
tyaz
iV
ityaz
’ fro
stfis
hB
enth
opel
agic
at d
epth
s of
640
to 8
20 m
.K
now
n fro
m th
e w
este
rn a
nd C
ent
Aus
tralia
n A
rchi
pela
go, n
orth
east
Oce
an.
Tric
hiur
usau
riga
Pea
rly h
airta
ilB
enth
opel
agic
, in
deep
wat
ers
at d
epth
s of
25
0 to
350
m.
Dis
tribu
ted
in th
e R
ed, A
rabi
an, a
107
TRIG
IIDA
EP
tery
gotri
gia
hem
istic
ta
Le
pido
trigl
asp
108
UR
AN
OS
CO
PID
AE
Xen
ocep
halu
sel
onga
tus
35 to
440
mIn
do-W
est P
acifi
c: J
apan
and
thC
hina
Sea
. Als
o fo
und
in In
done
s
Uro
loph
us
bucc
ulen
tus
San
dyba
ck s
tinga
ree
100
to 2
30 m
sout
heas
tern
coa
st o
f Aus
tralia
, fr
(Bea
chpo
rt), V
icto
ria, T
asm
ania
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outh
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es, a
nd Q
ueen
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d (S
t
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ar
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acifi
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done
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tern
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tern
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ld.
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dian
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va.
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).
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apan
, Ryu
kyu
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n th
e In
dian
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ff
Oce
an fr
om th
e Ph
ilipp
ines
, ou
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ster
n A
ustra
lia; i
n th
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aya
de M
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Jav
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ral P
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c, s
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e In
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tern
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imor
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uth
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ippo
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ks),
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ra
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).
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e th
at o
ccur
s of
f the
Kai
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nd A
ustra
lia.
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th A
frica
. Rep
orte
d fro
m
ean.
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