Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone Author Villarins, Bárbara T. Author Dario, Fabio Di Author Eduardo, Leandro N. Author Lucena-Frédou, Flávia Author Bertrand, Arnaud Author Prokofiev, Artem M. Author Mincarone, Michael M. text Neotropical Ichthyology 2022 e 220004 2022-07-08 20 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004 journal volume 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004 1982-0224 Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971 ( Fig. 5H ) Diagnosis. Sternoptyx pseudobscura differs from congeners by the SAN distinctly elevated, positioned higher or near mid-trunk line; posterior anal-fin pterygiophores nearly as long as the anterior ones; 9–11 dorsal-fin rays; usually 29 vertebrae, occasionally 27, 28, 30 or 31 (Baird, 1971, 1986; Borodulina, 1978; Badcock, Baird, 1980; Lima et al. , 2011). Geographical distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters, between 40ºN and 40ºS (Baird, 1971; Borodulina, 1977, 1978; Quéro et al ., 1990b; Harold, 2003; Lima et al. , 2011; Sutton et al. , 2020; Love et al ., 2021). In the western Atlantic , the species is reported from off Canada to Brazil , including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Baird, 1971; Uyeno, Aizawa, 1983; McAllister, 1990; Harold, 2003; Milkova et al. , 2016; Judkins, Haedrich, 2018; Ramírez et al. , 2019). In Brazilian waters, S. pseudobscura was previously reported off the northeastern coast and adjacent oceanic islands, and from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro States , with additional records outside the Brazilian EEZ off the northeast and south regions (Baird, 1971; Borodulina, 1978; Menezes et al. , 2003; Braga et al. , 2007; Costa, Mincarone, 2010; Lima et al. , 2011; Eduardo et al. , 2018a, 2020a; Judkins, Haedrich, 2018). The species is reported here based on specimens collected between depths of 520 and 1,113 m off Paraíba , Pernambuco , and Rio Grande do Norte States, including the seamounts, in addition to the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago ( Fig. 3F ) . Specimens examined. 58 ( 13–58 mm SL): NPM 4101, 4 ( 46–54 mm ), AB2#21; NPM 4103, 1 ( 51 mm ), AB2#39; NPM 4104, 4 ( 36–51 mm ), AB2#16; NPM 4108, 15 ( 22–59 mm ), AB2#59A; NPM 4117, 2 ( 30–45 mm ), AB2#58A; NPM 4153, 5 ( 39–45 mm ), AB2#54B; NPM 4159, 12 ( 17– 56 mm ), AB2#42A; NPM 4214, 1 ( 55 mm ), AB2#60B; NPM 4468, 14 ( 13–42 mm ), AB2#44A.