Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898) .

Bigeye Smooth-head. About 40 cm (15.7 in) (Roberts et al. 2015). Circumglobal; western Pacific Ocean north to northern Japan ( B. erimoensis, Nakabo in Nakabo 2002); southeastern Bering Sea (54°08’N, 167°51’W); also three records from U.S. West Coast, off Washington (47°52’N, 125°52’W), Oregon (45°47’N, 124°46.8’W) (Maslenikov et al. 2013), and southern California (33°23.4’N, 119°58.2’W), southern California (Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington; as Bajacalifornia erimoensis). Depth: 150–3,200 m (492–10,496 ft) (Kamikawa 2017). Bajacalifornia erimoensis Amaoka & Abe, 1977 is a junior synonym.