Penopus microphthalmus ( Vaillant 1888 )

Mincarone, Michael M., Nielsen, Jørgen G., Costa, Paulo A. S. & Rv, Rv, 2008, Deep-sea ophidiiform fishes collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 ° and 23 ° S, Zootaxa 1770 (1), pp. 41-64 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1770.1.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5124972
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Penopus microphthalmus ( Vaillant 1888 )
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Penopus microphthalmus ( Vaillant 1888) View in CoL

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Material examined. 12 specimens, 174–267 mm SL: MOVI 38683 View Materials (1, 266 mm), E-0552; MOVI 38691- 38693 View Materials (3, 233– 262 mm), E-0551; MOVI 38740 View Materials (1, 247 mm), E-0537; MOVI 38746-38749 View Materials (4, 196– 267 mm), E-0535; MOVI 38803-38804 View Materials (2, 174– 222 mm), AG2-1; MOVI 38811 View Materials (1, 233 mm), AG1-7 .

Diagnosis. As for genus.

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean, at depths from 960 to 3535 m ( Séret & Andreata 1992; Nielsen et al. 1999).

Remarks. Collected from several stations off Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, from 984 to 1699 m depth. Previously reported in Brazilian waters by Séret (1988) and Séret & Andreata (1992) off Espírito Santo, 960–1320 m depth. Erroneously named as Penopus microcephalus by Nielsen et al. (1999).