Gigantactis macronema Regan, 1925 .

Longpole Whipnose. To 35.4 cm (13.9 in) SL (Bertelsen et al. 1981). Eastern North Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; Hawai’i; northern California (Personal communication: California Academy of Sciences Fish Collection, San Francisco, California), southern California, and Baja California (Bertelsen et al. 1981). Mesopelagic to bathypelagic; depth: taken in open nets fished to maximum depths of 650–2,500 m (2,132 –8,202 ft) (Bertelsen et al. 1981).