swap_horiz Dealfish Alternatives

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Giant Oarfish

The giant oarfish, *Regalecus glesne*, is a large, elongated fish inhabiting the deep mesopelagic zone of the ocean. It’...

Large Elongated Mesopelagic Oarfish

9.2 Excellent

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Barreleye Fish

The Barreleye fish, *Macropinna microstoma*, is a deep-sea fish notable for its unique head structure. It possesses a tr...

Transparent Mesopelagic Barreleye Opisthoproctidae

9.2 Excellent

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Stoplight Loosejaw

The stoplight loosejaw *Malacosteus niger* is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Stomiidae family, commonly known as drago...

Red Light Bioluminescent Mesopelagic Stomiidae

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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Cookiecutter Shark

The cookiecutter shark, *Isistius brasiliensis*, is a deep-sea species within the Dalatiidae family. Notably, it possess...

Shark Bioluminescent Parasite Mesopelagic

9.1 Excellent

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Loosejaw Dragonfish

The loosejaw dragonfish, *Malacosteus niger*, is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Stomiidae family. It’s notable for its...

Bioluminescent Mesopelagic Stomiidae Dragonfish

9.1 Excellent

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Bristlemouth

Bristlemouths are small fish belonging to the Gonostomatidae family. They represent one of Earth’s most abundant vertebr...

Bioluminescent Abundant Mesopelagic Bristlemouth

8.9 Great

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Sloane's Viperfish

Sloane’s viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) is a deep-sea predator inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. This fish is recognized f...

Bioluminescent Predator Mesopelagic Viperfish

8.8 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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Spookfish

The spookfish, *Dolichopteryx longipes*, is a deep-sea fish notable for its unique tubular eyes. These specialized organ...

Rare Deep Sea Barreleye Opisthoproctidae

8.6 Great

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Opah

Opah is a large deep-sea fish belonging to the Lampridae family. It’s notable for being the first confirmed fully endoth...

Large Deep Sea Mesopelagic Lampridae

8.6 Great

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Russell's Oarfish

Russell's Oarfish is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Regalecidae family. It’s notable for its exceptionally long, ribbo...

Rare Elongated Mesopelagic Oarfish

8.3 Great

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Pacific Blackdragon

The Pacific Blackdragon is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Stomiidae family, commonly known as dragonfishes. It’s notab...

Bioluminescent Elongated Mesopelagic Stomiidae

8.2 Great

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Atlantic Blackdragon

Idiacanthus atlanticus, the Atlantic blackdragon, is a southern and Indo-Pacific deep-sea dragonfish with the same extre...

Bioluminescent Elongated Mesopelagic Stomiidae

7.8 Good

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Crestfish

Crestfish (Lophotus lacepede) is a rare deep-sea fish in family Lophotidae bearing a prominent head crest and capable of...

Elongated Mesopelagic Ribbon Shaped Lophotidae

7.0 Good

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Unicornfish (Zu cristatus)

Unicornfish (Zu cristatus) is a large, laterally compressed lampridiform fish found in tropical and subtropical waters w...

Rare Elongated Mesopelagic Regalecidae

6.8 Fair

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Thorny Tinselfish

Thorny Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus) is a highly compressed, silvery deep-sea fish in family Grammicolepidida...

Rare Elongated Mesopelagic Regalecidae

6.3 Fair

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Sawbelly Eel

A deep-sea eel characterized by serrated or ridged ventral scutes along the belly, found in mesopelagic and bathypelagic...

Elongated Eel Mesopelagic Toothed

6.0 Fair

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Lipfish (Macristium chavesi)

Macristium chavesi is a rare deep-sea fish of uncertain systematic placement, known from only a small number of specimen...

Rare Deep Sea Primitive Elongated

5.8 Mediocre

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Scalloped Ribbonfish

Scalloped Ribbonfish is a deep-sea lampridiform fish with a ribbon-like body and a distinctively undulating dorsal fin p...

Rare Mesopelagic Regalecidae Ribbon Shaped

5.8 Mediocre