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The smalleye stingray is a large marine fish species found in the Indo-Pacific region, scientifically classified as Megatrygon microps. It is distinguished by its exceptionally broad body, which can reach widths of over 2 meters, and its characteristically small eyes. The species is typically observ...

The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is a rare deepwater shark and one of three living shark species known to feed by filtering plankton from the water. It has a broad, rounded head, a very large protrusible mouth, and relatively small teeth. The species became known to science after a specimen...

The common skate (Dipturus batis), also known as the blue skate, is a large cartilaginous fish native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits deep-water coastal shelves, where it preys on crustaceans and small fish. As one of the largest skate species, it can reach over...

The pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is a species of deep-sea fish first described by zoologist Léon Vaillant in 1882. It is characterized by its massive, pouch-like mouth, which resembles that of a pelican and allows it to consume prey larger than itself. The species also possesses a long, wh...

The deepwater rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, is a marine penaeid shrimp distributed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It lives mainly on muddy or sandy seabeds along the continental shelf and upper slope, often at depths of several hundred metres. The species is harves...

The bigeye thresher shark is Alopias superciliosus, notable for huge upward-looking eyes and deep daytime dives in tropical oceans.

The Humantin, or Angular Roughshark, is a rare deep-sea shark native to the Mediterranean Sea, currently classified by the IUCN as an endangered species.

The bramble shark is a large, sluggish deep-sea shark notable for its body being covered in large, thorn-like denticles, a distinct feature described by Bonnaterre in 1788.

The Prickly Dogfish is an uncommon deep-water shark found off southern Australia and New Zealand, distinguished by its remarkably triangular, inflated body shape.

Coelopleurus exquisitus is a deep-water sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae, distinguished by its vibrantly colored, banded primary spines and beautifully sculpted test.

The Arctic Skate is a cold-water ray species distributed across the polar and deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, notably capable of surviving in temperatures near freezing.

The sixgill stingray is a deepwater cartilaginous fish uniquely distinguished by its six pairs of gill slits, a feature first described scientifically in 1980.

Cidaris cidaris is a deep-water pencil urchin described by Linnaeus in 1758, found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

The largetooth cookiecutter shark is Isistius plutodus, a rare deepwater shark notable for large lower teeth that gouge oval wounds from larger animals.

The gulper eel, classified within the deep-sea fish family Saccopharyngidae, is a marine animal adapted to abyssal ocean environments. Its most defining physical trait is an enormous, expandable mouth that allows it to swallow prey larger than itself, an adaptation for surviving in food-scarce depth...

The Portuguese shark is Centroscymnus coelolepis, a deepwater sleeper shark notable as the deepest-living shark recorded, reported down to 3,675 m.

The deepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi) is a large cartilaginous fish found in the Indo-Pacific region and the sole recognized member of the family Plesiobatidae. It is a benthic species that typically inhabits the continental slope at depths ranging from 200 to 670 meters, though it can occasi...

Pelagophycus porra, commonly known as elk kelp, is a large brown macroalga native to the deep marine waters of the Pacific coast of North America, specifically around California's Channel Islands. The species was taxonomically described by William Albert Setchell and Nathaniel Lyon Gardner in 1925....

The blackbelly lanternshark is Etmopterus lucifer, a deepwater dogfish notable for ventral bioluminescent photophores and a 1902 description from Japan.

Phormosoma placenta is a deep Atlantic echinothurioid sea urchin described by Wyville Thomson in 1872, usually found below 500 m.

The ghost catshark is a rarely seen deep-sea shark notable for its pale, almost translucent appearance and preference for extreme slope depths, originally described in 1909.

The angular roughshark is Oxynotus centrina, a deepwater eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shark notable for its high triangular body.

The Antarctic skate is a deep-water cartilaginous fish native to the Southern Ocean, inhabiting the frigid marine environments surrounding Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands. As a member of the Rajidae family, it is a benthic species that lives on the ocean floor, surviving in near-freezing water...

The southern African frilled shark is Chlamydoselachus africana, a deepwater shark notable for being described in 2009 from waters off Angola and Namibia.

The pygmy shark is Euprotomicrus bispinatus, a bioluminescent dalatiid notable as the only living member of its genus and one of the smallest sharks.

The longnose skate (Raja rhina) is a cartilaginous fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Bering Sea and Alaska down to Baja California. This benthic species inhabits continental shelf and slope environments, typically residing at depths ranging from shallow coastal waters down t...

The Ringtail Skate is a skate species recognized by distinctive banding or ring-like markings on its tail, classified within the family Rajidae.

The sharpnose sevengill shark is Heptranchias perlo, notable as the only living member of its genus and one of the few sharks with seven gill slits.

The spined pygmy shark is Squaliolus laticaudus, a tiny oceanic shark notable for photophores and a spine on the first dorsal fin but not the second.