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Table 1: 254 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 0 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 256 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 254 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus agassiziinative Agassiz' slickhead  bathydemersal600 - 2500 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead  bathydemersal365 - 1700 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus productusnative Smalleye smooth-head  bathydemersal815 - 3500 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head Caussinié bathydemersal300 - 2250 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus verrucosusnative Warty dory  bathypelagic 
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth  bathypelagic2 - 4992 
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus pharaonative Daggertooth  bathypelagic 
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora Antimore bleu bathypelagic350 - 3000 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbonative Black scabbardfish Ophanope carbon bathypelagic200 - 2300 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus aphyodesnative  White ghost catshark bathypelagic1014 - 1800 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus laurussoniinative Iceland catshark Roussette de Madère bathydemersal560 - 1550 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus melanoaspernative Black roughscale catshark Holbiche noire bathypelagic512 - 1520 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus profundorumnative Deep-water catshark Rosette de profondeur bathydemersal256 - 1830 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina Barracudine pintade bathypelagic 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina silusnative Greater argentine Saumon doré bathypelagic55 - 1440 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Argentine bathydemersal50 - 700 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative   bathypelagic100 - 800 
Alepocephaliformes Platytroctidae Barbantus curvifronsnative Palebelly searsid  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish  bathypelagic 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus melanobranchusnative Vaillant's grenadier  bathydemersal400 - 2600 
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagichthys greyaenative Grey's deepsea smelt  bathypelagic25 - 1000 
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagus euryopsnative Goiter blacksmelt Garcette-goitre bathypelagic216 - 3237 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubiusnative Spiderfish Filamenteux de fond bathydemersal750 - 1941 
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Bathyraja pallidanative Pale ray Raie pâle bathydemersal2400 - 2950 
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Bathyraja richardsoninative Richardson's ray Raie de Richardson bathydemersal803 - 2500 
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus feroxnative Deep-sea lizardfish  bathydemersal600 - 3500 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Bathysolea profundicolanative Deepwater sole Sole de profondeur bathypelagic200 - 1350 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Bathytroctes microlepisnative Smallscale smooth-head  bathypelagic 
Aulopiformes Scopelarchidae Benthalbella infansnative Zugmayer's pearleye  bathypelagic 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Benthocometes robustusnative  Brotola gialla bathydemersal500 - 1000 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Benthodesmus simonyinative Simony's frostfish Sabre d'argent benthopelagic200 - 900 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema glacialenative Glacier lantern fish Lanterne glaciaire pelagic-oceanic 
Beryciformes Berycidae Beryx decadactylusnative Alfonsino Béryx bathydemersal110 - 1300 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Bolinichthys indicusnative Lanternfish  bathypelagic25 - 900 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Bolinichthys supralateralisnative Stubby lanternfish  bathypelagic40 - 850 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Borostomias antarcticusnative Snaggletooth Ledémon double oeil bathydemersal300 - 2630 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Cataetyx alleninative   bathydemersal480 - 1000 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Cataetyx laticepsnative   bathydemersal500 - 2400 
Scombriformes Centrolophidae Centrolophus nigernative Rudderfish Centrolophe noir bathypelagic40 - 1050 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosusnative Gulper shark Aiguillat gros yeux bathydemersal50 - 1500 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosusnative Leafscale gulper shark Squale-chagrin de l’Atlantique bathydemersal145 - 2400 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus uyatonative Little gulper shark Petit squale-chagrin bathydemersal50 - 1400 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium fabriciinative Black dogfish  bathydemersal 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroscymnus coelolepisnative Portuguese dogfish Pailona commun bathydemersal128 - 3700 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroselachus crepidaternative Longnose velvet dogfish Pailona à long nez bathydemersal230 - 1500 
Lophiiformes Ceratiidae Ceratias holboellinative Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish  bathypelagic400 - 4400 
Gadiformes Macrouridae Cetonurus globicepsnative Globehead grenadier  bathypelagic860 - 4621 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Chauliodus sloaninative Sloane's viperfish Chauliode de sloane bathypelagic200 - 4700 
Lophiiformes Chaunacidae Chaunax pictusnative Pink frogmouth  bathydemersal200 - 1000 
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