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Bathysphaera

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Painted illustration: long dark dragonfish with glowing lights along its side in the black deep sea
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
Figure from William Beebe's 1934 book Half Mile Down showing Bathysphaera intacta as he described it
Figure 101, inserted in William Beebe's 1934 book Half Mile Down · Helen Damrosch Tee-Van / William Beebe · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source
Illustration of Bathysphaera intacta, the fish William Beebe reported seeing from his bathysphere in 1932.
Illustration of Bathysphaera intacta, the fish William Beebe reported seeing from his bathysphere in 1932 · The Great Mule of Eupatoria · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

A large dragonfish William Beebe described from his bathysphere off Bermuda, never collected.

Open Verdict: Never matched to a specimen; perhaps a known fish misjudged in the dark.

Region
Oceans · International waters (off Bermuda)
First reports
22 September 1932

Key sightings

Best evidence

One observer's report.

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