Fish species likely to be found in the deep-water to the west of the British Isles


Hagfish - Myxinidae
White-headed hagfish (Myxine ios Fernholm)

Catsharks - Scyloirhinidae
Iceland catshark (Apristurus laurussonii)
Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastromus)
Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus)
Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Cowsharks - Hexanchidae
Bluntnose six-gill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Dogfish sharks - Squalidae
Leafscale gulpershark (Centrophorus squamosus)
Black dogfish (Centroseyllium fabricii)
Portugese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis)
Longnose velvet dogfish (Centroseymnus crepidater)
Kitefin shark (Dalatias licha)
Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus)
Greater lantern shark (Etmopterus princeps)
Velvet belly (Etmopterus spinax)
Knifetooth dogfish (Scymnodon ringens)
Spurdog (Squalus acanthias)

Skates or Rays - Raiidae
Pale ray (Bathyraja pallida)
Richardson's ray (Bathyraja richardsoni)
Blue ray (Breviraja caerulea)
Deepwater ray (Raja bathyphila)
Skate (Raja batis)
Bigelow's ray (Raja bigelowi)
Sandy ray (Raja circularis)
Thomback ray (Raja clavata)
Round ray (Raja fyllae)
Arctic ray (Raja hyperborea)
Krefft's ray (Raja kreFfti)
Cuckoo ray (Raja naevus)
Norwegian skate (Raja nidarosiensis)

Rabbitfishes - Chimaeridae
Rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa)
Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis)
Large-eyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus mirabilis)
Hydro pallidrus

Longnosed rabbitfishes - Rhinochimaeridae
Bentnose rabbitfish (Harriotta raleighana)
Straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica)

Smoothheads, Slickheads-Alepocephalidae
Agassiz' smoothhead (Alepocephalus agassizii)
Southern Atlantic smoothhead (Alepocephalus australis)
Baird's smoothhead (Alepocephalus bairdii)
Smalleye smoothhead (Alepocephalus productus)
Risso's smoothhead (Alepocephalus rostratus)
Smallscale smoothhead (Bathytroctes microlepis)
Koefoed's smoothhead (Bellocia koefoedi)
Longfin smoothhead (Conocara macroptera)
Murray's smoothhead (Conocara murrayi)
Concara salmonea
Blackhead smoothhead (Narcetesstomias)
Softskin smoothhead (Rouleina attrita)
Madeiran smoothhead (Rouleina maderensis)
Bluntsnout smoothhead (Xenodermichthys copei)

Searsids - Seariidae
Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)
Big eye searsid (Holtbyrnia macrops)
Multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus)
Koefoed's searsid (Searsia koefoedi)
Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki)

Herrings- Clupeidae
Atlantic herring (Clupea herengus)

Lightfishes - Gonostomatidae
Gonostoma bathyphilum

Himantolophidae
Himantolophus groenlandicus

Hatchetfishes - Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersi

Snaggletooths - Astronesthidae
Astronesthes niger
Borostomias antarcticus

Scaly dragonfishes - Stomiidae
Stomias boa

Argentines - Argentinidae
Argentine (Argentina silus)
Lesser argentine (Argentina sphyraena)
Nansenia sp.

Deepsea smelts - Bathylagidae
Bathylagus euryops

Lizardfish - Synodontidae
Bathysaurus ferox

Spiderfish, Greeneyes
Spiderfish (Bathypterois dubius)

Notosudidae
Scopelosarus lepidus

Lantern fishes - Mystophidae
Benthosema glaciale
Diaphus dumerilii
Electrona rissoi
Lampanyctus crocodilus
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
Lampanyctus sp.
Mystophum punctatum
Notoscopelus kroeyerii

Sabretooth fishes - Evermannellidae
Evermannellidae sp.

Barracudinas - Paralepididae
Notolepis rissoi
Paralepididae sp.
Paralepis alanticus
Macroparalepis sp.

Pelican eels - Eurypharyngidae
Pelican eel (Eurypharynxpelecanoides)

Sawtoothed eels - Serrimeridae
Bean's sawtoothed eel (Serrivomerbeani)

Snipe-eels - Nemichthyidae
Slender snipe-eels (Nemichthys scolopaceus)

Sorcerers- Nettastomatidae
Blackfin sorcerer (Nettastoma melanurum)
Whipsnout sorcerer ( Venefica proboscidea)

Conger eels - Congridae
Conger eel (Conger conger)

Oceanic eels - Derichthyidae
Duckbill oceanic eel - (Nessorhamphus ingolfinus)

Arrowtooth eels, Cut-throat eels - Synaphobranchidae
Deepwater arrowtooth eel (Histibranchus bathybius)
llyophis blachei

Muddy arrowtooth eel (llypphis brunneus) Kaup's arrowtooth eel, Cut-throat eel (Synaphobrachus kaupi)

Halosauridae
Aldrovandia sp.
Halosauropsis macrochir
Halosaurus johnsonianus

Spiny eels - Notacanthidae
Shortfin spiny eel (Notacanthus bonapartei)
Snubnosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)
Spiny eel (Plyacanthonotus challengeri)
Smallmouth spiny eel (Plyacanthonotus rissoanus)

Grenadiers, Rat-tails - Macrouridae
Blackspot grenadier (Coelorinchus coelorhincus)
Spear-snouted grenadier (Coelorinchus labiatus)
Armed grenadier (Coryphaenoides M armatus)
Shortbeard grenadier (Coryphaenoides brevibarbis)
Gunther's grenadier (Coryphaenoides guentheri)
Coryphaenoides C leptolepis
Mediterranean grenadier (Coryphaenoides C mediterranea)
Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
Carapine grenadier (Coryphaenoides L. carapinus)
Roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax)
Softhead grenadier (Macrocephalus laevis)
Smooth grenadier (Nezumia aequalis)
Paracetonurus flagellicauda
Murray's longsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus murrayi)
Mediterranean longsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus scabrus)

Hakes - Merlucciidae
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Cod fishes - Gadidae
Torsk, tusk (Brosme brosme)
Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus thori)
Cod (Gadus morhua)
Big eye rockling (Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus)
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia dypterygia)
Mediterranean ling (Molva dypterygia macrophthalma)
Ling (Molva molva)
Arctic rockling (Onogadus argentatus)
Pollack (Pollachiuspollachius)
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
Greater fork-beard (Phycis blennoides)
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarki)
Poor-cod (Trisopterus minutus)

Moridae
Blue hake (Antimora rostrata)
Halargyreus johnsonii
Laemonema latifrons
Lepidion eques
Mora moro

Melanonidae
Melanonus zugmayeri

Berycidae
Alfonsino (Beryxsplendens)
AlFonsino (Beryxdecadactylus)

Trachichthyidae
Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
Silver roughy (Hoplostethus mediterraneus)

Melamphaidae
Poromitra capito
Scopelagadus beanni

Fangtooth - Anoplogesteridae
Anoplogaster cornuta

Oreos, False boarfish - Capros aper
Falseboarfish (Neocyttus helgae)

Apogonidae
Deep-watercardinal fish (Epigonustelescopus)

Jacks, Crevalles, Scads, Bumpers,
Runners, Pompanos, Leerfish, Vadigo,
Ambergacks, Pilotfish - Carangidae

Atlantic horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

Breams - Bramidae
Brama brama

Sea breams - Sparidae
Red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Swallowers - Chiasmodontidae
Chiasmodon niger

Snake mackerels, Escolars, Oilfish - Gempylidae
Nesiarchus nasutus

Scabbard-fishes, Cutlass-fishes- Trichiuridae
Black scabbard Fish (Aphanopus carbo)

Tunas, Bonios, Spanish mackerels - Scombridae
Atlantic mackerel (Scomberscombrus)

Zoazidae
Lycenchelys sarsi
Lycodes sp.
Lycodes atlanticus
Lycodonus ophidium
Melanostigma atlanticum

Bythitidae
Cataetyx alleni
Cataetyx laticeps

Cuskeels- Ophidiidae
Spectrunculus grandis

Pearlfishes - Carapidae
Echiodon drummondi

Ruffs, Barrelfish, Blackfish - Centrolophidae
Blackfish (Centrolophus niger)
Schedophilus medusophagus

Scorpion fishes - Scorpaenidae
Rockfish, Bluemouth (Helicolenus d. dactylopterus)
Deepwater redfish (Sebastes mentella)
Small redfish (Sebastes viviparus)
Spiny scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia c echinata)

Gurnard - Triglidae
Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Fatheads, Tadpole sculpins - Psychrolutidae
Pallid sculpin ( Cottunculus thomsonii)

Sea snail - Liparididae
Paraliparis bathybius
Paraliparis hystrix

Scophthalmidae
Four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii)
Megrim (Lepidorhombus whittiagonis)

Pleuronectidae
Witch (Glyptocehalus cynglossus)
Dab (Limanda limanda)
Hailbut (Hippoglossus hipposlossus)
Long rough dab (Hippoglossoides p. Iimandoides)
Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt)

AnglerFish - Lophiidae
Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius)