Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & Arai 1987

(Fig. 3 I)

Material examined. Nine specimens: MNRJ 26918 (4, 224.0–260.0 mm), T, E-515; MNRJ 26919 (1, 245.0 mm), T, E-508; MNRJ 26988 (1, 300.0 mm), T, E-518; MNRJ 30477 (3, 345.0–389.0 mm), T, E-502.

Distribution. First record of Malacocephalus okamurai in the WSA. Collected from off Bahia, at depths from 379 to 627 m. It was described from off the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil (2°04’ N, 47°00’ W); it is a rare species which is only known from the type locality (Iwamoto & Arai 1987).