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Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea Herrings) 
Bathyclupea argentea Goode and Bean, 1896? (Fig. 128) 
Material—CAS 233990 (87 mm SL, DC-1297); HEPD-004, otter trawl in 15A-245 m. CAS 234030 (3, 
125-136 mm SL); HEPD-009, otter trawl in 322-336 m. 
Remarks. — Tliis group is in need of revision. Dick (1972) provided a cursory review and recognized six 
species, but provided little new infonnation on them. Our specimens agree relatively well with B. argen¬ 
tea Goode and Bean, 1896, described from off Nevis Is. (not Neris sic Goode and Bean, 1896:190, nor 
Neil'S sic Dick, 1973:543), in the Leeward Islands, West Indies. Two specimens (CAS 56867 and CAS 
uncat.) that we examined for comparison are also from off Nevis. The HEPD specimens, however, have a 
smaller eye diameter (34—36% HL c/39-40%), slightly shorter upper jaw (41-42% HL cf 42-45%), and 
a slightly shallower body depth (22-23% SL c/'23-27%). All specimens examined had the A origin in the 
anterior half of the body, although the original illustration of B. argentea shows the A origin in the poste¬ 
rior half of the body. We have examined numerous specimens of Bathyclupea from the Gulf of Mexico and 
Caribbean Sea, but none matched B. schroeder Dick, 1962, which was described from the holotype taken 
off Cal Sal Bank off northern Cuba (not in the Caribbean as stated in the original description) and nine 
paratypes, four of which were taken with the holotype, another at almost tlie same locality; one in the 
Antilles off St Croix L, and two in the western Caribbean east-northeast oft' the Nicaragua-Honduras bor¬ 
der. 
Champsodontidae (Crocodile Toothfishes) 
Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai and Nakamura, 1964 
Material.— CAS 235529 (111.5 mm SL); HEPD-030, beam trawl in 190-201 m. CAS 235785 (100 mm 
SL, DC-1541); HEPD-031, beam trawl in 183-188 m 
Remarks. — Most similar to Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara and Amaoka, 1964 from Japan and Philip¬ 
pines but lacking forked eye cirrus and body blotches, and the fully scaled belly and sides of that species. 
Champsodon vorax Gunther, 1867 and C. nudivittis (Ogilby, 1895) differ in having only four transverse 
papillae between posterior margin of pterotic ridges. Distiibution from Vietnam, Philippines, south to 
Indonesian waters and northwestern Australia, in 0-326 m. 
Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby, 1895) 
Material.— CAS 236628 (32, 15.9^2.1 mm SL); HEPD-026, beam trawl in 82-86 m. CAS 235536 (3, 
59-84 mm SL); HEPD-030, beam trawl in 190-201 m. CAS 236629 (31.0 mm SL); HEPD-036, beam 
trawl in 216-262 m. 
Remarks.— The smaller specimens from HEPD-026 and HEPD-036 are tentatively referred to this species 
because some of the diagnostic characters (notably squamation features) did not appear to be adequately 
developed. Champsodon nudivittis is most similar to C. guentheri Regan, 1908 but lacks a fully scaled 
chest and has fewer gi 11 rakers (10-12 on lower limb, vs. 12-14); C. vorax and C. longipinnis differ in hav¬ 
ing a branched eye cirms and the gular and chest regions mostly or fully scaled; C longipinnis also has its 
ID black distally. Broadly distributed from Philippines, Indonesia, south to warm waters of Australia and 
Madagascar, in 0-335 m. 
PiNGUIPEDIDAE (SANDPERCHES) 
Parapercis sp. (Fig. 129) 
Material.— CAS 236013 (89mm SL, DC-1524); HEPD-030, beam trawl in 190-201 m. 
Remarks.— We could not identify this specimen. 
Trichinotidae (Sand-divers) 
Pteropsaron dab far Iwamoto, 2014 (Fig. 130) 
Material. — CAS 236400 (holotype, 33.6 mm SL); HEPD-026, beam trawl in 82-86 m. CAS 236667 
(paratype, 33.0 mm SL; DC-1508; preserved in 95% EtOH) and CAS 236560 (paratype, 30 mm SL); same 
data as for holotype. 
Remarks.— This species is described in this volume. 
