swap_horiz Spotted Ratfish 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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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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Triplewart Seadevil

The Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Ceratiidae family. It’s notable for i...

Deep Sea Bioluminescent Anglerfish Ceratiidae

8.5 Great

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Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

The Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, *Hexanchus griseus*, is a remarkably ancient shark species dwelling in the deepest ocean wa...

Large Shark Deep Sea Primitive

8.4 Great

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Dwarf Lanternshark

The Dwarf Lanternshark, *Etmopterus perryi*, is a diminutive shark species inhabiting deep ocean environments off the co...

Tiny Shark Deep Sea Bioluminescent

8.3 Great

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Red-lipped Batfish

The red-lipped batfish *Ogcocephalus darwini* is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Ogcocephalidae family. It’s notable fo...

Colorful Walking Deep Sea Batfish

8.1 Great

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Chimaera

The chimaera is a deep-sea cartilaginous fish belonging to the Chimaeridae family, often called ghostsharks. These anima...

Deep Sea Chimaera Chimaeridae Cartilaginous

8.0 Great

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Rougheye Rockfish

Sebastes aleutianus, the rougheye rockfish of the North Pacific, is among the longest-lived fish known, with verified ag...

Commercial Pacific Long Lived Deep Sea

7.7 Good

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Pointynose Blue Chimaera

Pointynose Blue Chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli) is a deep-sea chimaera formally described in 2002 from the South Pacific, d...

Blue Deep Sea Bioluminescent Chimaera

7.2 Good

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Longnose Chimaera

A deep-sea cartilaginous fish of family Rhinochimaeridae, distinguished by its greatly elongated, pointed snout used to...

Deep Sea Long Snout Chimaera Cartilaginous

7.2 Good

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Ragfish

Icosteus aenigmaticus is a gelatinous North Pacific deep-sea fish whose adults retain a largely cartilaginous skeleton r...

Large Pacific Deep Sea Gelatinous

6.9 Fair

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Canary Rockfish

Sebastes pinniger, the canary rockfish, is a brightly orange-yellow rockfish of the northeast Pacific declared overfishe...

Commercial Pacific Deep Sea Yellow Orange

6.6 Fair

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Armourhead

A deep-sea fish of family Pentacerotidae with a heavily ridged, armored skull; some species form large mid-ocean aggrega...

Commercial Pacific Deep Sea Pentacerotidae

6.5 Fair

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Smalleye Ratfish

A deep-sea chimaera of genus Hydrolagus found in Pacific and Atlantic depths, notable for its disproportionately small e...

Deep Sea Chimaera Chimaeridae Cartilaginous

5.8 Mediocre