:: Deep-sea Fish - A Selection of the Best
Deep-sea fish give the abyss its special flavour with their dagger-like teeth, glowing lights and bizarre, alien appearance. Photos of the deep-living anglerfish, fangtooth, hagfish, lizardfish and eelpout and many other abyssal fishes appear in the Deep-sea Fish Gallery.

The photos below are a select few from our Deep-sea fish gallery - to view the complete collection please visit the Deep-sea Fish Gallery

	Hydrothermal vent eelpout fish (Thermarces cerberus) Eelpout (Thermarces cerberus) on hydrothermal vent mussels (Bathymodiolus) these deep-sea fish are specialised to live in hydrothermal vent communities, and prey mainly upon vent crustaceans, such as amphipods and crabs. enlarge image
	Deep-sea Lizardfish (Bathysaurus mollis) The mouth of a large lizardfish; note the harpoon-tipped teeth. enlarge image
	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) The head of an orange roughy, a heavily exploited deep-sea fish, showing the network of sensory canals around the eye. enlarge image
	Fangtooth, or ogrefish (Anoplogaster cornuta) The fangtooth fish (Anoplogaster cornuta) is a ferocious deep-sea predator found in midwater to depths of about five kilometers (three miles). They are relatively muscular and probably chase down their prey. enlarge image
	Hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus) The hagfish, deep-sea scavenger extroardinaire. Among other things it can tie itself in knots and secretes a bucketload of thick mucus in just a few seconds. enlarge image
	Hydrothermal vent eelpout fish (Thermarces cerberus) Eelpout (Thermarces cerberus) on hydrothermal vent mussels (Bathymodiolus) these deep-sea fish are specialised to live in hydrothermal vent communities, and prey mainly upon vent crustaceans, such as amphipods and crabs. enlarge image
	Giant Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas) The giant hatchetfish is the largest member of its family, and has tubular upward facing eyes. It uses downward-facing light organs to disguise its silhouette from below. enlarge image