| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Ophididae | Abyssobrotula galatheae | Nielsen | 1977 | Abyssal Brotula |
Abyssobrotula galatheae
Unique Characteristics: An oviparous, ophidioid fish with a short head, a slightly inferior mouth, and a swollen snout. The scale pockets indicate a coarse squamation on the abdomen. Small eyes, a poorly developed opercular spine, 8-1 1 long rakers on the anterior gill arch, two median and one pair of basibranchial tooth patches, 7-8 branchiostegal rays, and an inverted v-shaped formed vomer. Pectoral fin elongated with 10-11 rays, two ventral fin-rays in each fin, eight caudal fin-rays, 97-1 16 dorsal and 76-96 anal fin-rays.
Similar Species: None
Reference:
Nielsen, J. G. 1977. The deepest living fish Abyssobrotula galatheae. A new genus and species of oviparous ophidioids (Pisces, Brotulidae). Galathea Report, 14: 41-48.