Viperfish
Viperfishes are deepwater fishes of the genus Chauliodus. They grow to lengths of 30 to 60 centimetres.
A 25 cm long Viperfish.
A 42 mm Australian Handfish
A 5 cm standard length Triplewart Seadevil.
A 52 mm Australian Handfish
A 7 cm female (upper) and a 6 cm male Deepsea Coffinfish
A Ballina Angelfish from the NORFANZ expedition ...
The fish on top is the viperfish. You can easily see the large eyes, huge teeth, and wide jaw. When the jaw is open, some of the teeth point outward, so that prey is speared if it doesn't end up right in the hunter's mouth.
STOMIIFORMES
bristlemouths, marine hatchetfishes, lightfishes, viperfishes, saly dragonfishes, snaggletoothes, scaleless black dragonfishes, loosejaws, black dragonfishes
ATELEOPODIFORMES
jellynose fishes ...
Dragonfishes/Viperfishes
Gulper eels
Deep-sea anglerfishes
Giant ostracod, Gigantocypris agassizii
Deep-sea mushroom coral
Deep-sea tunicate
Deep-sea sea cucumber
Deep-sea conger eel, Bathycongrus thysanochilus
Tripod fishes ...
 See also: Viper, Dragonfish, Pipefish, Parrot, Angelfish
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