Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848
- Dataset
- The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Nemichthyidae
- genus
- Nemichthys
- species
- Nemichthys scolopaceus
distribution
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).
materials_examined
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.