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 Histiobranchus cf. australis (Regan 1913) ( Fig. 3 L) Material examined. Three specimens, 448.0–559.0 mm TL: USU 0 1303 (1, 559.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 38 CP 65; UF 231763 (2, 448.0–542.0 mm, x-rayed), R/V Gllis, off St. Paul Rocks, 0 5o 03’ N , 20o 48’ W , 2784 m . Distribution. Histiobranchus australis is being recorded by the first time in the WSA. It was described from the western Indian and eastern South Atlantic Oceans ( 46º46’ S , 45º31’ E , 48º06’S , 10º05’ W ), and is also known from the East Indian and western South Pacific Oceans. Remarks. USU 0 1303 was reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Haptenchelys texis . The specimen is poorly preserved, lacking skin, dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and infraorbital bones, and the musculature is disintegrating. The bones have also suffered from decalcification, making counts of vertebrae on an x-ray very difficult. The number of vertebrae seems to fit with H. australis : total vertebra ca. 135, precaudal vertebra equal to 60 ( Karmovskaya & Merrett 1998 ). Additional material collected in Northern Brazil confirms the existence of H. australis in adjacent waters.