The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S Author Melo, Marcelo R. S. Author Nunan, Gustavo W. A. Author Braga, Adriana C. Author Costa, Paulo A. S. text Zootaxa 2009 2234 1 20 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.190386 2d3519b8-8a78-40de-a505-6edb799990cc 1175-5326 190386 Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848 ( Fig. 3 A) Material examined. Three specimens, 536.0–730.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26839 (1, 623.0 mm), T, E-523; MNRJ 26835 (1, 551.0 mm), T, E-551; MNRJ 27111 (1, 536.0 mm), T, D-502. Distribution. Nemichthys scolopaceus was described from off Brazil based on material collected by H.M.S. Samarang ( 1843–1846 ), and is known to have a worldwide distribution in all tropical and temperate seas ( Nielsen & Smith 1978 , Smith & Nielsen 1989).