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The bloodbelly comb jelly, Lampocteis cruentiventer, is a deep-sea ctenophore known from the Pacific Ocean and formally described in 2001. Its dark red stomach helps conceal flashes produced by bioluminescent prey, because red wavelengths penetrate poorly in the deep sea. Despite its common name and...

The red-lipped batfish *Ogcocephalus darwini* is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Ogcocephalidae family. It’s notable for its distinctive crimson lips and unique ability to “walk” along the seafloor using its pectoral fins. Found exclusively in the Galápagos Islands, this species is of interest to m...

The Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus) is a vibrant saltwater fish known for its striking red coloration and distinctive black markings. This perch-like fish is popular in reef aquariums due to its relatively easy care requirements and attractive appearance. It’s commonly kept by beginner reef aq...

Deepwater redfish is a marine fish of the scorpionfish family, Scorpaenidae, found in deep parts of the North Atlantic and nearby Arctic waters. The species is commonly identified as Sebastes mentella and is distinguished by red or orange-red coloration and a life cycle adapted to cold, deep water....

Crossota millsae is a species of hydromedusa, a medusa-stage hydrozoan, in the family Crossotidae. It is known from deep-water samples collected in Arctic and Pacific regions and is distinguished by pink-red coloration and numerous tentacles. The species is associated with open deep-sea pelagic envi...

The splendid alfonsino, Beryx splendens, is a deep-water fish in the family Berycidae with a distribution that spans tropical and temperate oceans. It is commonly associated with seamounts and other steep underwater relief, where it can occur at roughly 200 to 800 metres depth. Its red coloration an...

Poralia rufescens is a red scyphozoan jellyfish associated with the deep pelagic ocean. It has been reported from mesopelagic and bathypelagic depths, zones that receive little or no sunlight, and its distribution spans more than one ocean basin. The species is relevant to marine zoologists because...

Cotylorhiza erythraea is a rhizostome scyphozoan jellyfish associated with Indo-Pacific waters. It is recognized by the reddish coloration of its central disk, a feature used to distinguish it in descriptions from the Mediterranean fried egg jellyfish, Cotylorhiza tuberculata. Like other rhizostomes...

Parascyllium collare, commonly called the collared carpetshark or collared carpet shark, is a species of carpetshark in the family Parascylliidae. It is associated with Australian waters and is distinguished by the collar-like dark marking around the head or neck region referenced by its common name...

Alfonsino is the common name for Beryx decadactylus, a reddish deep-water fish in the family Berycidae. It inhabits tropical and subtropical marine waters and is found in parts of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, where it occupies deep offshore environments rather than shallow coastal water. The speci...

Red-mouth whalefish is a common name used for a rare deep-sea fish in the family Rondeletiidae. The name refers to the striking red coloration inside its mouth, a feature associated with the animal's common name rather than a claim about its size or behavior. Rondeletiid whalefishes live in the open...