* Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 .

Velvetnose Brotula . 22.6 cm (8.9 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2015). Southern tip of Baja California, Gulf of California to Peru, Islas Galápagos and some other offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2008). Depth: 3 to at least 18 m (10–60 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2008; max.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California).