Ceratioidei

Leftvents seadevils comprise the family Linophrynidae, marine ray-finned fishes within the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep sea anglerfishes. These fishes are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Fanfin seadevils or hairy anglerfish comprise the family Caulophrynidae, marine ray-finned fishes of the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep-sea anglerfishes. The fishes in this family are found almost around the world in the deeper, aphotic waters of the oceans.

family of fishes

family of fish (Gigantactinidae)

Oneirodidae, the dreamers are a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. These fishes are deepwater fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and it is the most diverse family of fishes in the bathypelagic zone.

genus of fishes in the family Melanocetidae

species of fish

species of fish

The footballfish form a family, Himantolophidae, of globose, deep-sea anglerfishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. The family contains 23 species, all of which are classified in a single genus, Himantolophus.

Ceratioidei, the pelagic anglerfishes or deep-sea anglerfishes, is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes, one of five suborders in the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. These fishes are found in tropical and temperate seas throughout the world, living above the bottom of the deep sea, in the pelagic zone. The esca, the defining feature of all anglerfish groups, are bioluminescent in the deep-sea anglerfishes, attracting prey in the vast darkness of the bathypelagic zone which they inhabit.