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List of Deep-water Fishes reported from Spain
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Table 1: 244 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: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 247 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 244 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   bathypelagic 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacranative Hawaiian halosaurid fish  benthopelagic500 - 2300 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish Lanzón picudo bathypelagic 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead Alepocefalo bathydemersal365 - 1700 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head Talisman bathydemersal300 - 2250 
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth Pez con colomillos bathypelagic2 - 4992 
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus pharaonative Daggertooth  bathypelagic 
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora Brótola azul bathypelagic350 - 3000 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbonative Black scabbardfish Pez sable negro bathypelagic200 - 2300 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina Fals espet de fonera bathypelagic 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina silusnative Greater argentine Tomasa bathypelagic55 - 1440 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Péon bathydemersal50 - 700 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus aculeatusnative Lovely hatchetfish  bathypelagic100 - 2056 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish Pez hacha bathypelagic300 - 1000 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish Pez hacha bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative  Hachita bathypelagic100 - 800 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes barbatanative Kner's stareater  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes gemmifernative   bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   bathypelagic 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Barathronus parfaitinative   bathypelagic1845 - 5005 
Alepocephaliformes Platytroctidae Barbantus curvifronsnative Palebelly searsid  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish Fuetó bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus vaillantinative   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 Esperlan bathypelagic216 - 3237 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubiusnative Spiderfish Alafilosa bathydemersal750 - 1941 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois grallatornative Tripodfish  bathydemersal878 - 4720 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathypterois longipesnative Abyssal spiderfish  bathydemersal2615 - 5610 
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus feroxnative Deep-sea lizardfish  bathydemersal600 - 3500 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Bathysolea profundicolanative Deepwater sole Lenguado de profundidad bathypelagic200 - 1350 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Bathytroctes microlepisnative Smallscale smooth-head  bathypelagic 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Bellottia apodanative  Bròtola coixa bathydemersal30 - 569 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Benthocometes robustusnative  Bròtola d'espina bathydemersal500 - 1000 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Benthodesmus simonyinative Simony's frostfish Cintilla de Simony benthopelagic200 - 900 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema glacialenative Glacier lantern fish Llanterna fosca pelagic-oceanic 
Beryciformes Berycidae Beryx decadactylusnative Alfonsino Castañeta roxa bathydemersal110 - 1300 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Bolinichthys indicusnative Lanternfish  bathypelagic25 - 900 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Borostomias antarcticusnative Snaggletooth Negrós bathydemersal300 - 2630 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Brotulotaenia brevicaudanative   bathypelagic 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Cataetyx alleninative  Abrivat bathydemersal480 - 1000 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Cataetyx laticepsnative  Abrivat de cap pla bathydemersal500 - 2400 
Scombriformes Centrolophidae Centrolophus nigernative Rudderfish Pàmpol bathypelagic40 - 1050 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosusnative Gulper shark Quelve bathydemersal50 - 1500 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosusnative Leafscale gulper shark Quelvacho bathydemersal145 - 2400 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus uyatonative Little gulper shark Quelva bathydemersal50 - 1400 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium fabriciinative Black dogfish Tollo negro bathydemersal 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroscymnus coelolepisnative Portuguese dogfish Pailó bathydemersal128 - 3700 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroselachus crepidaternative Longnose velvet dogfish Pailona negra bathydemersal230 - 1500 
Lophiiformes Ceratiidae Ceratias holboellinative Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish  bathypelagic400 - 4400 
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