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Deep-sea fish. Deep-sea fish are fish that live in the darkness below the sunlit surface waters, that is below the epipelagic or photic zone of the sea. The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep-sea fish. Other deep-sea fishes include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths, anglerfish, viperfish, and some species of eelpout.
This category contains fish which are found in deep sea zones. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
The main diet of deep sea benthic fish is invertebrates of the deep sea benthos and carrion. Smell, touch, and lateral line sensitivities seem to be the main sensory devices for locating these. [55] Deep sea benthic fish can be divided into strictly benthic fish and benthopelagic fish.
The spawn of the anglerfish of the genus Lophius consists of a thin sheet of transparent gelatinous material 25 cm (10 in) wide and greater than 10 m (33 ft) long. [39] Such an egg sheet is rare among fish. The eggs in this sheet are in a single layer, each in its own cavity. The spawn is free in the sea.
The largest fish of the now-extinct class Placodermi was the giant predatory Dunkleosteus. The largest and most well known species was D. terrelli, which grew almost 9 m (29.5 ft) in length [21] and 4 t (4.4 short tons) [22] in weight. Its filter feeding relative, Titanichthys, may have rivaled it in size. [23]
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). [ 1 ] They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks. [ 1 ] In coastal waters, they are found on or near the continental shelf, and in deep waters, they are found on or near the ...
The orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), also known as the red roughy, slimehead and deep sea perch, is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). The UK Marine Conservation Society has categorized orange roughy as "vulnerable to exploitation". It is bathypelagic, found in cold (3 to 9 °C or 37 to ...
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