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).