'… well written … This is a most welcome volume reviewing the ichthyological component of the Earth's largest biome.' Philip A. Hastings, The Quarterly Review of Biology
1. Introduction; 2. Colonisation of the deep-sea by fishes; 3. Adaptations to the deep sea; 4. Systematic description of deep-sea fishes; 5. The deep-sea fish faunas; 6. Deep-sea fisheries and conservation; 7. Epilogue; Appendix.