Anoplodactylus typhlops Sars 1888

Anoplodactylus typhlops Sars

Anoplodactylus typhlops Sars, 1888:29–31, pl. 2: fig. 3a–c.—Hedgpeth, 1948:228, 229, fig. 29a–c [literature].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Bermuda Slope: Atlantis II cruise 24, sta 118A, 32°19.4′N, 64°34.9′W, epibenthic sled, 1135–1153 m, 18 Aug 1966 (1, 1, 2 juveniles).

Brazil Slope: Atlantis II cruise 31, sta 169A, 08°03′S, 34°23′W, epibenthic sled, 587 m, 21 Feb 1967 (3).

Anoplodactylus typhlops Sars

Anoplodactylus typhlops Sars, 1888:341–342; 1891:29, pl. 2: fig. 3a–e.—Amaud and Child, 1988:130–131 [literature].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—COSTA RICA. Cocos Ridge, E of Isla Cocos, 06°21′N, 85°17′W, trawl, 1892 m, coll. R/V Vema, sta V-15–60, 30 Nov 1958, 1

DISTRIBUTION.—This long-known species has been reported, under various names, from the North and South Atlantic, the Indian Ocean (Subantarctic zone), and is known from the Gulf of Alaska, all in deep water to 3600 meters. This is the first time it has been taken in the tropical Pacific, but it could be expected from here as it is probably a cosmopolitan deep-water species. It is also probably the deepest living member of this genus.

bathyal to abyssal