Deep sea fishes gallery

People often think of deepsea fishes as having large teeth and light organs. Some deepsea fishes, like the fish in 'Finding Nemo' are indeed like that, but others are very different. This gallery shows just a few of them.

A deepsea anglerfish, <i>Bufoceratias wedli</i>
A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli. Note the lines of sensory papillae and the long lure that terminates in an esca. Image: N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.
© N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.
Indian Telescopefish, Gigantura indica
A juvenile Indian Telescopefish caught at a depth around 80 m, Coral Sea, east-south-east of Cairns, Queensland, 2 December 2010. The scale bar is 2 mm. Image: Peter Konstantinidis
© Peter Konstantinidis
Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysaurus ferox
A Deepsea Lizardfish trawled at a depth between 325 m and 497 m, on the Norfolk ridge south of Norfolk Island, 30 May 2003. The fish was caught during the NORFANZ expedition. Image: Kerryn Parkinson
© NORFANZ Founding Parties
I.46045-001 - Echiostoma barbatum
A Threadfin Dragonfish 'coughed up' by a Blue-eye Trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) caught by a crew member on the commercial fishing vessel Claudarah at a depth around 350 m, Taupo Seamount, New South Wales, 01 June 2012. The fish was collected by Research Associate Ken Graham and brought to the Australian Museum. It is now registered in the ichthyology collection (AMS I.46045-001). Image: Stuart Humphreys
© Australian Museum
Chauliodus sloani
A Sloane's Viperfish, Chauliodus sloani, from the Australian Museum Fish Collection. Image: Stuart Humphreys
© Australian Museum
Angler fish in the Ichthyology collection
Deep sea Angler fish in the Ichthyology collection Image: Stuart Humphries
© Australian Museum
Symbolophorus barnardi
Barnard's lanternfish, Symbolophorus barnardi, has huge eyes. The species grows to 12 cm in length and has photophores along the lower sides of the body. Image: Australian Museum Photographic section
© Australian Museum