swap_horiz Canary Rockfish Alternatives

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Goblin Shark

The goblin shark is a rare deep-sea fish belonging to the Squaliformes order. It’s distinguished by its unique flattened...

Shark Deep Sea Squaliformes Mitsukurinidae

9.2 Excellent

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Frilled Shark

The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a rare deep-sea fish belonging to a remarkably ancient lineage of shar...

Shark Deep Sea Primitive Chlamydoselachidae

9.2 Excellent

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Coelacanth

The coelacanth is a rare deep-sea fish belonging to the family Latimeriidae. It’s notable as a living fossil, representi...

Rare Deep Sea Lobe Finned Living Fossil

9.2 Excellent

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Greenland Shark

The Greenland shark (*Somniosus microcephalus*) is a deep-sea shark species notable for its exceptional longevity. Scien...

Large Shark Deep Sea Somniosidae

9.2 Excellent

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Footballfish

Footballfish belong to the Himantolophidae family of deep-sea anglerfishes. These large fish are distinguished by the fe...

Large Deep Sea Anglerfish Himantolophidae

8.7 Great

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Indonesian Coelacanth

The Indonesian Coelacanth represents a critically rare glimpse into ancient fish evolution. This lobe-finned fish, scien...

Rare Deep Sea Lobe Finned Living Fossil

8.7 Great

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Orange Roughy

The orange roughy is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family, found in the bathyal waters of...

Commercial Long Lived Deep Sea Bathyal

7.8 Good

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Rougheye Rockfish

The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a deep-water marine fish native to the North Pacific Ocean. Found at dept...

Commercial Pacific Long Lived Deep Sea

7.7 Good

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Spotted Ratfish

The Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) is a species of chimaera, a cartilaginous fish related to sharks and rays, foun...

Pacific Deep Sea Chimaera Chimaeridae

7.6 Good

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Sablefish

The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria), often marketed as black cod, is a deep-water marine fish native to the North Pacific...

Commercial Pacific Bathyal Oily Flesh

7.4 Good

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Luminous Hake

The luminous hake, Steindachneria argentea, is a deep-water marine fish and the only recognized species in the family St...

Commercial Deep Sea Bathyal Hake

7.1 Good

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Ragfish

The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus, is a large, gelatinous-bodied marine fish found in the North Pacific Ocean. It is th...

Large Pacific Deep Sea Gelatinous

6.9 Fair

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Oilfish

The oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, is a large marine fish in the family Gempylidae with a broad distribution in tropical a...

Commercial Deep Sea Mesopelagic Gempylidae

6.9 Fair

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Deepwater Tilefish

The deepwater tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, is a large marine fish found in the western North Atlantic. It li...

Commercial Colorful Deep Sea Burrowing

6.9 Fair

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Splendid Alfonsino

The splendid alfonsino, Beryx splendens, is a deep-water fish in the family Berycidae with a distribution that spans tro...

Commercial Red Deep Sea Bathyal

6.7 Fair

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Pacific Ocean Perch

Pacific ocean perch, Sebastes alutus, is a rockfish of the family Scorpaenidae found across the North Pacific. Its range...

Commercial Long Lived Schooling Bathyal

6.6 Fair

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Alfonsino

Alfonsino is the common name for Beryx decadactylus, a reddish deep-water fish in the family Berycidae. It inhabits trop...

Commercial Red Deep Sea Bathyal

6.4 Fair

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Shortspine Thornyhead

Sebastolobus alascanus, the shortspine thornyhead, is a deep-water rockfish of the northeastern Pacific and northern Pac...

Commercial Pacific Bathyal Scorpaenidae

6.4 Fair

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Longspine Thornyhead

Longspine Thornyhead, Sebastolobus altivelis, is a deep-water rockfish of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is associated wi...

Commercial Spiny Bathyal Scorpaenidae

6.3 Fair

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Blackbelly Rosefish

[Blackbelly rosefish](https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Helicolenus-dactylopterus.html) (*Helicolenus dactylopterus*) is a...

Commercial Mediterranean Deep Sea Bathyal

6.2 Fair