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).