Bathydemersal species

Red Sea

bathydemersal Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone).Walrond Carl . "Coastal fish - Fish of the open sea floor"Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Updated 2 March 2009 They occ ...

species include:{{cn, date=October 2020 *'' Acropoma japonicum '', Glowbelly, ''

Acropomatidae Acropomatidae is a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly known as lanternbellies. ''Acropoma'' species are notable for having light-emitting organs along their undersides. They are found in all temperate and tropical oceans, usually ...

'' *'' Ariosoma mauritianum '', Blunt-tooth conger, ''

Congridae The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family inc ...

'' *'' Arnoglossus marisrubri '', ''

Bothidae Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of ...

'' *'' Bembrops caudimacula '', ''

Percophidae The Percophidae, duckbills, are a family of percomorph fishes, from the order Trachiniformes, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific. They are small fishes: the ...

'' *'' Champsodon omanensis '', '' Champsodontidae'' *'' Cynoglossus acutirostris '', Sharpnose tonguesole, '' Cynoglossidae'' *'' Dysomma fuscoventralis '', ''

Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels are a family, Synaphobranchidae, of eels, the only members of the suborder Synaphobranchoidei. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. Cutthroat eels range from in length. They are bottom-dwelling fish, found in ...

'' *'' Facciolella karreri '', ''

Nettastomatidae Nettastomatidae, the duckbill eels or witch eels are a family of eels. The name is from Greek ''netta'' meaning "duck" and ''stoma'' meaning "mouth". Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwid ...

'' *'' Grammonus robustus '', ''

Bythitidae The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally viviparity, bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least ''Didymothallus crinicep ...

'' *'' Harpadon erythraeus '', ''

Synodontidae The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order, a diverse group o ...

'' *'' Heptranchias perlo '',

Sharpnose sevengill shark The sharpnose sevengill shark (''Heptranchias perlo''), also known as one-finned shark, perlon shark, sevengill cow shark, sharpsnouted sevengill or slender sevengill, is a species of shark in the family Hexanchidae, and the only living species ...

, '' Hexanchidae'' *'' Hippocampus kelloggi '',

Great seahorse The great seahorse (''Hippocampus kelloggi''), also known as Kellogg's seahorse is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is one of the largest of the 54 species of seahorse. Habitat It is found in the Indo-pacific region, specifically ...

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Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and ''Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the tra ...

'' *'' Iago omanensis '', Bigeye houndshark, '' Triakidae'' *'' Mustelus manazo '', Starspotted smooth-hound, '' Triakidae'' *'' Neobythites stefanovi '', ''

Ophidiidae The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray ...

'' *'' Neocentropogon mesedai '', '' Tetrarogidae'' *'' Neomerinthe bathyperimensis '', ''

Scorpaenidae The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venom ...

'' *'' Obliquogobius turkayi '', ''

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...

'' *'' Parascolopsis baranesi '', ''

Nemipteridae Nemipteridae are a family of fishes within the order Perciformes. They are known as threadfin breams, whiptail breams and false snappers. They are found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Most species are benthic carni ...

'' *'' Physiculus marisrubri '', ''

Moridae The Moridae are a family of cod-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras. Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths to , although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resembl ...

'' *'' Priolepis goldshmidtae '', ''

'' *'' Rhynchoconger trewavasae '', ''

'' *'' Saurenchelys meteori '', ''

'' *'' Setarches guentheri '',

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Setarchidae Setarchinae, the deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes, is a small subfamily of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, it is part of the family Scorpaenidae. They are small marine fishes, growing up to 25 cm, and are found in tropical and subtropical waters ...

'' *'' Synagrops philippinensis '', ''

'' *'' Trichiurus auriga '', Pearly hairtail, '' Trichiuridae'' *'' Upeneus davidaromi '', ''

Mullidae The goatfishes are perciform fish of the family Mullidae. The family is also sometimes referred to as the red mullets, which also refers more narrowly to the genus ''Mullus''. The family name and the English common name mullet derived from Lati ...

'' *'' Uranoscopus marisrubri '', '' Uranoscopidae'' *''

Uroconger erythraeus ''Uroconger erythraeus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Uroc ...

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Bathypelagic species

Red Sea

bathypelagic The bathypelagic zone or bathyal zone (from Greek βαθύς (bathýs), deep) is the part of the open ocean that extends from a depth of below the ocean surface. It lies between the mesopelagic above, and the abyssopelagic below. The bathypelagic ...

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Stomiidae Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes. They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm. These fish are apex predators and have enormous jaws filled with fang-like teeth. They are ...

'' *'' Atrobucca geniae '', ''

Sciaenidae Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gen ...

'' *'' Benthosema pterotum '', Skinnycheek lanternfish, '' Myctophidae'' *'' Champsodon capensis '',

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, '' Champsodontidae'' *'' Chauliodus sloani '', Sloane's viperfish, ''

'' *'' Diaphus coeruleus '', Blue lantern fish, '' Myctophidae'' *'' Lestrolepis luetkeni '',

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Paralepididae Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch. The generic name ...

'' *'' Maurolicus mucronatus '', ''

Sternoptychidae The marine hatchetfishes or deep-sea hatchetfishes as well as the related bottlelights, pearlsides and constellationfishes are small deep-sea ray-finned fish of the stomiiform family Sternoptychidae. They are not closely related to and should not ...

'' *'' Nemichthys scolopaceus '',

Slender snipe eel The slender snipe eel (''Nemichthys scolopaceus''), also known as the deep sea duck, is a fish that can weigh only a few ounces, yet reach 5 feet or 1.5 m in length. Features include a bird-like beak with curving tips, covered with tiny hooked te ...

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Nemichthyidae Snipe eels are a family, Nemichthyidae, of eels that consists of nine species in three genera. They are pelagic fishes, found in every ocean, mostly at depths of but sometimes as deep as . Depending on the species, adults may reach in length, y ...

'' *'' Stomias affinis '', Gnther's boafish, ''

Benthopelagic species

Red Sea

benthopelagic The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) consisting of the part of the water column near to (and significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of ...

species include: *'' Aetobatus flagellum '', Longheaded eagle ray, '' Myliobatidae'' *'' Aetobatus ocellatus '', '' Myliobatidae'' *'' Anoxypristis cuspidata '', Knifetooth sawfish, ''

Pristidae Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish ...

'' *'' Apogon queketti '', Spotfin cardinal, ''

Apogonidae Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A h ...

'' *'' Argyrosomus regius '', Meagre, ''

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Ariomma brevimanus ''Ariomma'' is a genus of deepwater, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ariommatidae. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food f ...

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Ariommatidae Ariomattidae is a family of marine ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called becau ...

'' *'' Ateleopus natalensis '', '' Ateleopodidae'' *'' Bryx analicarens '', Pink pipefish, ''

'' *'' Canthidermis macrolepis '', Large-scale triggerfish, '' Balistidae'' *'' Chanos chanos '',

Milkfish The milkfish (''Chanos chanos'') is the sole living species in the family Chanidae. However, there are at least five extinct genera from the Cretaceous. The repeating scientific name (tautonym) is from Greek ( ‘mouth’). The species has many ...

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Chanidae Chanidae is a family of fishes which has a number of fossil genera and one monotypic extant genus which contains the milkfish (''Chanos chanos''). Taxonomy The family Chanidae is subdivided into two subfamilies, the Rubiesichthyinae, which comp ...

'' *'' Decapterus russelli '',

Indian scad The Indian Scad (''Decapterus russelli''), also known as the Northern mackerel scad, round scad, Russell's mackerel scad, slender scad or the three lined grunter, is a species of ray-finned fish of the genus ''Decapterus'' which is part of the fa ...

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Carangidae The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family ...

'' *'' Gerres methueni '', Striped silver biddy, ''

Gerreidae The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fish in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 53 species found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate regions. They mostly inhabit coastal salt and brackish waters, although some occur in fre ...

'' *'' Glossogobius giuris '', Tank goby, ''

'' *'' Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus '', Mediterranean slimehead, '' Trachichthyidae'' *'' Lobotes surinamensis '',

Atlantic tripletail The Atlantic tripletail or tripletail (''Lobotes surinamensis'') is a warm-water marine fish found across the tropics; it can grow to 90 cm long and weigh 18 kg. It is also known by fishermen by names like flasher or steamboat. You ...

, '' Lobotidae'' *'' Megalops cyprinoides '',

Indo-Pacific tarpon The Indo-Pacific tarpon (''Megalops cyprinoides''), also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring due to its superficial resemblance to the Clupeidae, true herrings, of which it is not a member, is the smaller of the two species of Megalops, ...

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Megalopidae Tarpons are fish of the genus ''Megalops''. They are the only members of the family Megalopidae. Of the two species, one (''M. atlanticus'') is native to the Atlantic, and the other (''M. cyprinoides'') to the Indo-Pacific Oceans. Species and ...

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Mugil cephalus The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names, ...

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Flathead mullet The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names, ...

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Mugilidae The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since R ...

'' *'' Physiculus sudanensis '', ''

'' *'' Pomadasys striatus '', Striped grunter, ''

Haemulidae Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish ar ...

'' *'' Pristipomoides filamentosus '', Crimson jobfish, ''

Lutjanidae Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapp ...

'' *'' Pristipomoides sieboldii '', Lavender jobfish, ''

'' *'' Rhinobatos halavi '', Halavi's guitarfish, '' Rhinobatidae'' *'' Rhinobatos punctifer '', Spotted guitarfish, '' Rhinobatidae'' *'' Rhinobatos thouin '', Clubnose guitarfish, '' Rhinobatidae'' *'' Rhizoprionodon acutus '',

Milk shark The milk shark (''Rhizoprionodon acutus'') is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, whose common name comes from an Indian belief that consumption of its meat promotes lactation. The largest and most widely distribut ...

, '' Carcharhinidae'' *'' Seriola lalandi '',

Yellowtail amberjack The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...

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'' *'' Stalix histrio '', ''

Opistognathidae Opistognathidae, the jawfishes, are a family of fishes which have been classified within the order Perciformes, suborder Percoidei but many authorities now classify this family within the clade Ovalentaria and consider that its affinities within ...

'' *'' Stromateus fiatola '',

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Stromateidae The family Stromateidae or butterfish contains 15 species of fish in three genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific. The endemic New Zealand species '' Odax pullus'' is commonly called b ...

'' *'' Synodus randalli '', ''

'' *'' Taractichthys steindachneri '', Sickle pomfret, ''

Bramidae Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of t ...

'' *'' Tentoriceps cristatus '', Crested hairtail, '' Trichiuridae'' *'' Terapon puta '', Small-scaled terapon, ''

Terapontidae Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the Family (biology), family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the Superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily Percoidea of the Order (biology ...

'' *'' Thyrsitoides marleyi '',

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Gempylidae The Gempylidae are a family of perciform fishes commonly known as snake mackerels or escolars. The family includes about 25 species. They are elongated fishes with a similar appearance to barracudas, having a long dorsal fin, usually with one or ...

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Trichiurus lepturus The largehead hairtail (''Trichiurus lepturus'') or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, ...

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Largehead hairtail The largehead hairtail (''Trichiurus lepturus'') or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, ...

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References

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