Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 469, Pl. 97. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France.

Hoplostethus mediterraneus, Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151; Galil & Zibrowius, 1998: 115.

Material examined. TAU P- 10514, 1 spec., off Haifa, 1500 m, coll: B. Galil, 10 May, 1994; TAU P. 12980, 3 spec. off Akko, 032°54'N, 034°50'E, 800 m. coll: B. Galil, 22 August, 2004; TAU P. 12981, 3 spec. off Akko, 032°54'N, 034°50'E, 800 m. coll: B. Galil, 24 August, 2004; TAU P. 13534, 2 spec. Eratosthenes seamount, 033° 47.750N, 034° 46.996E, 927m. coll: B. Galil, 21 June, 2006; TAU P. 13892, 1 spec. Eratosthenes seamount, 033° 47.750N, 034° 46.996E, 946 m. coll: B. Galil, 21 June, 2006.

Distribution. Atlantic, Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean; depth range 100–1175 m. The present record constitutes a depth record for the species.