Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848

Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 (Fig. 6) MNHRUN uncat. (2022.E.4.6), 1 specimen, 605 mm TL, Réunion, off northwest coast, 18.6 km west-northwest of Cap de La Houssaye, 20°56’46.212”S 55°04’41.772”E, 1000 m depth, St. 14, 28 Sep. 2022. Diagnosis Body either uniformly black, or countershaded. Dorsal and anal fins without black margins posteriorly to the caudal filament. Teeth small. Postorbital pores 3-20; preopercular pores 2-18. Precaudal vertebrae 5-12 (Nielsen and Smith, 1978). Distribution Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, western Mediterranean Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of California/ Mexico) (Fig. 2D).