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List of Deep-water Fishes reported from Philippines
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Table 1: 385 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 17 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 409 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 17 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacraquestionable Hawaiian halosaurid fish  benthopelagic500 - 2300 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus longicephalusquestionable Longhead catshark  bathydemersal680 - 950 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Bathytroctes pappenheimiquestionable   bathypelagic 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium kamoharaiquestionable Bareskin dogfish  bathydemersal730 - 1200 
Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium fasciatumquestionable Reticulated swellshark Pating reef-associated200 - 450 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Deania calceusquestionable Birdbeak dogfish  bathydemersal60 - 1490 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Diaphus dahlgreniquestionable   bathypelagic 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Galeus eastmaniquestionable Gecko catshark Pating bathydemersal 
Anguilliformes Muraenesocidae Gavialiceps taeniolaquestionable   bathydemersal350 - 1046 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Hoplobrotula gnathopusquestionable False kinglip  benthopelagic180 - 550 
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Melamphaes proximusquestionable   bathypelagic990 - 1162 
Myxiniformes Myxinidae Myxine formosanaquestionable   bathydemersal588 - 1500 
Ateleopodiformes Ateleopodidae Parateleopus indicusquestionable Smallmouth jellynose  bathydemersal343 - 740 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Parmaturus melanobranchusquestionable Blackgill catshark Pating bathydemersal540 - 810 
Pleuronectiformes Poecilopsettidae Poecilopsetta hawaiiensisquestionable   bathydemersal80 - 400 
Scombriformes Gempylidae Rexea solandriquestionable Silver gemfish  benthopelagic100 - 800 
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Thamnaconus fajardoiquestionable Spotted filefish  demersal130 - 150 
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