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.
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Zootaxa
2009
2234
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.190386
2d3519b8-8a78-40de-a505-6edb799990cc
1175-5326
190386
Stemonidium hypomelas
Gilbert 1905
(
Fig. 3
H)
Material examined.
Eight specimens, 130.0–267.0 mm TL:
MNRJ
26837 (2, 190.0–193.0 mm), T, E-519;
MNRJ
26838 (1, 267.0 mm), T, E-527;
MNRJ
26854 (1, 130.0 mm), T, E-538;
MNRJ
26855 (1, 159.0 mm), T, E-506;
MNRJ
26856 (1, 181.0 mm), T, E-505;
MNRJ
26857 (1, 163.0 mm), T, E-536;
MNRJ
26860 (1, 132.0 mm), T, E-550.
Distribution.
Stemonidium hypomelas
was described from Hawaii, and is known from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. In the Atlantic, it is known from 7º N to 23º S (
Tighe 1989
).