taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A6B07C8D1AFF27CCD1FADFFF1B9A4D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 341.0 – 382.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26833 (3, 341.0 – 382.0 mm), T, E- 503.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1AFF27CCD1FADFFF1B9A4D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Coloconger meadi was previously known from its type locality in the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Caribbean, French Guiana, Suriname and WSA (Smith 1989 a; Uyeno et al. 1983; Séret & Andreata 1992).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1AFF20CCD1F926FA70991A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Two specimens, 180.0 – 235.0 mm TL: USU 0 1405 (1, 180.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 64 CB 105; MNHN 1989 - 349 (1, 235.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 64 CB 105.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1AFF20CCD1F926FA70991A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Acromycter atlanticus is being reported for the first time in the WSA. It was described from the Caribbean Sea, and is also known from off the coast of Florida, USA (Smith 2002).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1AFF20CCD1F926FA70991A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Diagnosis of Acromycter atlanticus from A. perturbator was made based on vertebral counts (167 to 171 in A. atlanticus vs. 159 to 164 in A. perturbator). Also, A. atlanticus is known to inhabit shallower regions (from 500 to 650 m) than A. perturbator (about 1,300 m) (Smith 1989 b). Both specimens examined were reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as A. perturbator; other specimens reported by them as A. perturbator were correctly identified. on the Brazilian continental slope. Station Date Coordinates Depth range continued next page. Station Date Coordinates Depth range Initial Final (m) E- 547 6 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 46.569 ’ S, 39 ° 53.364 ’ W 21 ° 44.949 ’ S, 39 ° 55.117 ’ W 1081 – 1141 E- 548 7 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 28.611 ’ S, 39 ° 40.303 ’ W 21 ° 25.523 ’ S, 39 ° 40.443 ’ W 1790 – 1806 E- 549 7 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 25.738 ’ S, 39 ° 43.946 ’ W 21 ° 22.965 ’ S, 39 ° 44.646 ’ W 1712 – 1721 E- 550 7 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 26.324 ’ S, 39 ° 49.113 ’ W 21 ° 28.583 ’ S, 39 ° 47.176 ’ W 1594 – 1614 E- 551 8 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 07.780 ’ S, 39 ° 49.106 ’ W 21 ° 04.783 ’ S, 39 ° 48.698 ’ W 1633 – 1665 E- 552 8 / 7 / 2000 21 ° 07.493 ’ S, 39 ° 46.423 ’ W 21 ° 09.541 ’ S, 39 ° 46.079 ’ W 1686 – 1699 Station Date Coordinates Depth range Initial Final (m) ASTRO 2003020701 7 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 24.449 ’ S, 39 ° 55.280 ’ W 22 ° 21.936 ’ S, 39 ° 53.602 ’ W 1128 – 1135 ASTRO 2003020703 7 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 10.118 ’ S, 39 ° 48.977 ’ W 22 ° 06.885 ’ S, 39 ° 48.887 ’ W 1318 – 1319 ASTRO 2003020801 8 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 30.092 ’ S, 40 ° 00.263 ’ W 22 ° 28.709 ’ S, 39 ° 58.633 ’ W 1122 – 1147 ASTRO 2003020802 8 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 27.080 ’ S, 39 ° 54.706 ’ W 22 ° 24.471 ’ S, 39 ° 52.781 ’ W 1299 – 1320 ASTRO 2003020803 8 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 27.422 ’ S, 39 ° 52.289 ’ W 22 ° 24.803 ’ S, 39 ° 50.622 ’ W 1640 – 1649 ASTRO 2003021001 10 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 42.263 ’ S, 40 ° 07.631 ’ W 22 ° 39.896 ’ S, 40 ° 05.410 ’ W 1321 – 1324 ASTRO 2003021002 10 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 45.086 ’ S, 40 ° 10.352 ’ W 22 ° 42.562 ’ S, 40 ° 07.835 ’ W 1322 – 1326 ASTRO 2003021101 11 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 42.263 ’ S, 40 ° 07.631 ’ W 22 ° 39.896 ’ S, 40 ° 05.410 ’ W 1320 – 1323 ASTRO 2003021301 13 / 2 / 2003 22 ° 15.790 ’ S, 39 ° 53.145 ’ W 22 ° 12.903 ’ S, 39 ° 52.148 ’ W 1071 – 1205 ASTRO 2003021403 14 / 2 / 2003 21 ° 53.608 ’ S, 39 ° 51.280 ’ W 21 ° 50.845 ’ S, 39 ° 52.087 ’ W 1060 – 1074 ASTRO 2003082002 20 / 8 / 2003 21 ° 53.524 ’ S, 39 ° 50.700 ’ W 21 ° 49.319 ’ S, 39 ° 52.499 ’ W 1077 – 1082 ASTRO 2003082403 24 / 8 / 2003 22 ° 15.548 ’ S, 39 ° 51.256 ’ W 22 ° 12.409 ’ S, 39 ° 49.450 ’ W 1330 – 1332 ASTRO 2003082601 26 / 8 / 2003 22 ° 26.940 ’ S, 39 ° 52.022 ’ W 22 ° 24.049 ’ S, 39 ° 50.147 ’ W 1627 – 1630 ASTRO 2003082703 27 / 8 / 2003 22 ° 39.684 ’ S, 39 ° 58.940 ’ W 22 ° 41.947 ’ S, 40 ° 02.917 ’ W 1602 – 1605 ASTRO 2003082704 27 / 8 / 2003 22 ° 41.863 ’ S, 40 ° 05.319 ’ W 22 ° 44.773 ’ S, 40 ° 10.012 ’ W 1305 – 1318	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1DFF23CCD1FA3DFB7A9CA7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 60 specimens, 115.0 – 290.0 mm TL: MNRJ 27096 (2, 147.0 – 271.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021301; MNRJ 27100 (1, 255.0 mm), T, D- 502; MNRJ 27101 (3, 239.0 – 241.0 mm), T, D- 504; M NR J 27102 (1, 267.0 m m), AG, AS TRO 2 0 0 3021403; M NRJ 27104 (1, 272. 0 m m), A G, ASTRO 2003021002; MNRJ 27105 (2, 267.0 – 290.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020701; MNRJ 27108 (1, 221.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020802; MNRJ 27109 (1, 187.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082403; MNRJ 27110 (1, 269.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020803; MNRJ 27114 (6, 224.0 – 282.0 mm, 1 cs), T, D- 503; MNRJ 27115 (16, 186. 0 – 282.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020703; MNRJ 27116 (9, 192.0 – 265.0 mm, 1 cs), AG, ASTRO 2003082704; USU 0 1402 (6, 234.0 – 107.0 mm), MD 55 CB 95; USU 0 1406 (4, 115.0 – 224.0 mm), MD, 43 CB 77; MNHN 1989 - 345 (1 of 3, 238.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 43 CB 77; MNHN 1989 - 346 (1, 290.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 44 CB 78; MNHN 1989 - 347 (2 of 6, 172.0 – 217.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 55 CB 95; MNHN 1989 - 348 (1, 253.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 58 CB 98; MNHN 1989 - 350 (1, 288.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 65 CB 106.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1DFF23CCD1FA3DFB7A9CA7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Acromycter perturbator was described from the Bahamas, and is also known from the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the WSA (Smith 1989 b; Séret & Andreata 1992).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FED9FE5C9EB4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. USU 0 0 998, 1 (254.0 mm), MD, 62 CB 103.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FED9FE5C9EB4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ariosoma sp. is known from a single specimen identified earlier by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Gnathophis sp. aff. mystax (Delaroche 1809).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FED9FE5C9EB4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ariosoma sp. is being tentatively identified in the genus Ariosoma, despite its lower number of lateral line pores to the level of the anus (e. g. 34 in our specimen vs. 46 – 52 in A. balearicum); further material is needed for a more precise identification. Leptocephali of A. balearicum were recorded off Brazil by Castro and Bonecker (2004), and may represent the species reported herein, since adults of that species were never reported from the area.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FCCEFBE2985C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 278.0 mm TL: MNHN 1989 – 352 (1, 278.0 mm), MD, 62 CB 104.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FCCEFBE2985C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bathycongrus dubius was described from the Caribbean Sea off Colombia (12 º 16 ’ N, 72 º 40 ’ W), and is known from the western Atlantic from off Georgia, USA to Southern Brazil (Castro & Bonecker 2004; Smith 1989 b; Menezes et al. 2003; Séret & Andreata 1992).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FB9FFBA199E7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 286.0 – 323.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26830 (1, 299.0 mm), T, E- 502; MNRJ 26831 (1, 323.0 mm), T, E- 534; USU 0 1251 (1, 286.0 mm), MD, 53 CB 92.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FB9FFBA199E7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bathycongrus vicinalis is being reported by the first time in the WSA. It was described from Cuba, and is also known from Florida, USA to off the Amazon River mouth, in Northern Brazil (Smith 1989 b). USU 0 1251 was reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as A. perturbator.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FA27FE829BF4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Eight specimens, 720.0 – 886.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26811 (2, 797.0 – 840.0 mm), T, E- 507; MNRJ 26812 (1, 752.0 mm), T, E- 506; MNRJ 26813 (4, 720.0 – 752.0 mm), T, E- 522; MNRJ 26814 (1, 886.0 mm), T, E- 523.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1EFF23CCD1FA27FE829BF4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bathyuroconger vicinus is being reported for the first time in the WSA. It was described from several sites off the west coast of Africa and the Cape Verde Islands, and is also known to have a wide distribution in the tropical eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to Angola, throughout the tropical western Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean to the northern coast of South America and the Indo- Pacific, from South Africa to Hawaii (Uyeno et al. 1983; Castle 1986 a; Smith 1989 b; Reiner 1996; Smith 1999; Smith 2002).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FA76FD519ABD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Four specimens, 235.0 – 748.0 mm TL: MNRJ 27107 (1, 748.0 mm), T, E- 522; MNRJ 27111 (1, 536.0 mm); MNRJ 27112 (1, 235.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020801; MNRJ 27113, (1, 249.0 mm), T, E- 524.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FA76FD519ABD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Avocettina acuticeps was described from a leptocephalus collected off southern Brazil, 21 ° 00 ’ S, 37 ° 50 ’ W (Nielsen & Smith 1978).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FF7CFD3A9D9C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 277.0 mm TL: MNHN 1989 - 351 (1, 277.0 mm), MD, 62 CB 103.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FF7CFD3A9D9C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Gnathophis sp. is known only from a single specimen identified earlier by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Gnathophis sp. aff. mystax (Delaroche 1809). The number and pattern of lateral line pores are similar to Gnathophis bathytopos, with the second and the seventh to 13 th pores elevated and a total of 39 pores to anal-fin origin, but it differs from G. bathytopos by having a pale stomach, and may represent an undescribed species (Smith pers. comm. 2005).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FDD6FE2E9FF7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 277.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26828 (1, 277.0 mm), T, E- 498.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FDD6FE2E9FF7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Pseudophichthys splendens was described from the eastern North Atlantic, and is widespread in the tropical Atlantic. In the eastern Atlantic, it is known from the Azores to the Gulf of Guinea (Smith 1990); in the western Atlantic it is known from the east coast of Florida, USA, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Guyana to about 30 º S off the Atlantic coast of South America (Uyeno et al. 1983; Smith 1989 b; Smith 2002).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FC09FAE19978.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 316.0 – 768.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26815 (1, 768.0 mm), T, E- 502; MNRJ 26816 (1, 491.0 mm), T, E- 518; MNRJ 26851 (1, 316.0 mm), T, E- 511.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF22CCD1FC09FAE19978.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Xenomystax congroides is being reported by the first time in the WSA. It was described from off Suriname, and was also known from the Atlantic coast of Florida, USA, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean to the mouth of the Amazon, in the northern coast of Brazil (Smith 1989 b).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF2DCCD1F8F9FCE09D0C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Two specimens, 714.0 – 556.0 mm TL: MNRJ 32554 (2, 556.0 – 714.0 mm), T, E- 523.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF2DCCD1F8F9FCE09D0C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nemichthys curvirostris is being reported by the first time in the WSA. It was described from the western North Atlantic, from off Puerto Rico and has a circumglobal distribution between 40 o N and 50 o S, but is rarely found in the western Pacific (Nielsen and Smith 1978).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D1FFF2DCCD1F8F9FCE09D0C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Nemichthys curvirostris is being reported from a single lot with two specimens. Nielsen and Smith (1978) noticed that the distribution of N. curvirostris in the South Atlantic matches the collection stations made by the German R / V Walther Herwig in mid-Atlantic and that no other specimens were collected from off the coast of South America neither by that vessel nor other researchers. Menezes et al. (2003) reported N. scolopaceus from Northern Brazil, but referred to three lots (MCZ 61453, 86702, 147394) collected in the mid-Atlantic, outside Brazilian waters.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FC7AFACB98A3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 305.0 mm TL: USU 0 1327 (1, 305.0 mm), MD, 0 5 CP 11.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FC7AFACB98A3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Hoplunnis similis was known from its type locality, in the Bahamas (20 º 53 ’ N, 73 º 26 ’ W), and from Florida, USA, Honduras and Nicaragua and southern Brazil (Castro & Bonecker 2004; Smith 1989 c).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FC7AFACB98A3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. USU 0 1327 was reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Facciolella oxyrhyncha; another lot of F. oxyrhyncha was listed by those authors (USU 01391), but was not found in the USU collection.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FE26FCFE9E8D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 536.0 – 730.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26839 (1, 623.0 mm), T, E- 523; MNRJ 26835 (1, 551.0 mm), T, E- 551; MNRJ 27111 (1, 536.0 mm), T, D- 502.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FE26FCFE9E8D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nemichthys scolopaceus was described from off Brazil based on material collected by H. M. S. Samarang (1843 – 1846), and is known to have a worldwide distribution in all tropical and temperate seas (Nielsen & Smith 1978, Smith & Nielsen 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FACFFCEC9AC3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 17 specimens, 412.0 – 724.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26817 (4, 505.0 – 724.0 mm), T, E- 503; MNRJ 26818 (1, 522.0 mm), T, E- 541; MNRJ 26819 (1, 507.0 mm), T, E- 518; MNRJ 26820 (1, 637.0 mm), T, E- 499; MNRJ 26821 (5, 523.0 – 650.0 mm), T, E- 517; MNRJ 26822 (1, 481.0 mm), T, E- 543; MNRJ 26823 (4, 412.0 – 653.0 mm), T, E- 502.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D10FF2DCCD1FACFFCEC9AC3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nettastoma melanura was described from Sicily, and is also known from the Mediterranean Sea and the tropical Atlantic. In the eastern Atlantic, it is recorded from Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea; in the western Atlantic, from the east coast of Florida, USA, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to southern Brazil (Figueiredo et al. 2002; Smith 1989 c).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D12FF2ECCD1F88CFAA39E4B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 23 specimens, 267.0 – 673.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26836 (3, 267.0 – 644.0 mm), T, E- 550; MNRJ 26840 (1, 376.0 mm), T, E- 526; MNRJ 26842 (1, 423.0 mm), T, E- 535; MNRJ 26843 (1, 571.0 mm), T, E- 544; MNRJ 26844 (1, 347.0 mm), T, E- 520; MNRJ 26845 (1, 290.0 mm), T, E- 522; MNRJ 26846 (1, 670.0 mm), T, E- 547; MNRJ 26847 (3, 600.0 – 673.0 mm), T, E- 552; MNRJ 26848 (2, 302.0 – 336.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26849 (1, 631.0 mm), T, E- 496; MNRJ 26850 (5, 275.0 – 586.0 mm), T, E- 519; MNRJ 26858 (1, 289.0 mm), T, E- 549; MNRJ 27106 (1, 653.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082703; USU 0 1404 (1, 389.0 mm), MD, 0 3 CP 04.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D12FF2ECCD1F88CFAA39E4B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Serrivomer schmidti was described from the eastern South Atlantic (19 º 16 ’ S, 01 º 48 ’ W), and is widespread throughout the South Atlantic (Tighe 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D12FF2ECCD1F88CFAA39E4B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Identification of the present material follows Bauchot-Boutin (1954), who separates Serrivomer schmidti from the very similar S. beani by the number of caudal-fin rays (seven for the former and five to six for the latter). USU 0 1404 was reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Platuronides danae.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FB92FB8E9908.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 300.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26829 (1, 300.0 mm), T, E- 534.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FB92FB8E9908.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Atractodenchelys phrix is being reported by the first time in the WSA. It was described from the eastern Caribbean (11 º 36 ’ N, 62 º 52 ’ W) and is also known from the western Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico to the coast of Florida (Robins & Robins 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FA3AFD509BC8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 13 specimens, 642.0 – 1188.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26767 (3, 680.0 – 754.0 mm, 1 cs), T, E- 540; MNRJ 26773 (1, 1141.0 mm), T, E- 526; MNRJ 26775 (1, 1048.0 mm), T, E- 526; MNRJ 26783 (3, 642.0 – 799.0 mm), T, E- 496; MNRJ 26784 (1, 852.0 mm), T, E- 537; MNRJ 26785 (1, 1049.0 mm), T, E- 525; MNRJ 26786 (1, 724.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26787 (1, 1045.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26788 (1, 1188.0 mm), T, E- 527.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FA3AFD509BC8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Diastobranchus capensis was described from South Africa. It is known from temperate waters of the eastern South Pacific, Indian Ocean, and WSA (Castle 1986 b; Parin et al. 1995; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997; Brickle & Laptikhovsy 2002). Recently, several specimens were collected in the western North Atlantic off New England, USA (about 40 º N), thus extending the known distribution of the species to the northern hemisphere (Moore et al. 2003).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FD65FBAC9FA5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Eight specimens, 130.0 – 267.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26837 (2, 190.0 – 193.0 mm), T, E- 519; MNRJ 26838 (1, 267.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26854 (1, 130.0 mm), T, E- 538; MNRJ 26855 (1, 159.0 mm), T, E- 506; MNRJ 26856 (1, 181.0 mm), T, E- 505; MNRJ 26857 (1, 163.0 mm), T, E- 536; MNRJ 26860 (1, 132.0 mm), T, E- 550.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D13FF2ECCD1FD65FBAC9FA5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Stemonidium hypomelas was described from Hawaii, and is known from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. In the Atlantic, it is known from 7 º N to 23 º S (Tighe 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FF7CFAB59DE9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 242.0 mm TL: MNRJ 27126 (1, 242.0 mm), T, D- 502.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FF7CFAB59DE9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Dysommina rugosa was described from off the eastern coast of the United States (30 º 53 ’ 00 ” N, 79 º 42 ’ 30 ” W), and is known elsewhere from the Caribbean and Brazil in the Atlantic, Hawaii in the Pacific, and Mozambique in the Western Indian (Haimovici et al. 1994; Robins & Robins 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FE0DFD609F89.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 448.0 – 559.0 mm TL: USU 0 1303 (1, 559.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 38 CP 65; UF 231763 (2, 448.0 – 542.0 mm, x-rayed), R / V Gllis, off St. Paul Rocks, 0 5 o 03 ’ N, 20 o 48 ’ W, 2784 m.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FE0DFD609F89.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Histiobranchus australis is being recorded by the first time in the WSA. It was described from the western Indian and eastern South Atlantic Oceans (46 º 46 ’ S, 45 º 31 ’ E, 48 º 06 ’ S, 10 º 05 ’ W), and is also known from the East Indian and western South Pacific Oceans.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FE0DFD609F89.taxon	discussion	Remarks. USU 0 1303 was reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Haptenchelys texis. The specimen is poorly preserved, lacking skin, dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and infraorbital bones, and the musculature is disintegrating. The bones have also suffered from decalcification, making counts of vertebrae on an x-ray very difficult. The number of vertebrae seems to fit with H. australis: total vertebra ca. 135, precaudal vertebra equal to 60 (Karmovskaya & Merrett 1998). Additional material collected in Northern Brazil confirms the existence of H. australis in adjacent waters.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FBD6FA6D9944.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Two specimens 595.0 – 641.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26827 (2, 595.0 – 641.0 mm), T, E- 528.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FBD6FA6D9944.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ilyophis blachei was described from the western North Atlantic (51 º 04 ’ N, 11 º 59 ’ W), and is known from the Rio Grande Rise in the WSA, temperate Indian Ocean, the eastern Atlantic from southern Africa and Europe, but is absent from the Equatorial region. (Parin et al. 1995; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FA67FF1B9AF5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. One specimen, 279.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26826 (1, 279.0 mm), T, E- 496.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1FA67FF1B9AF5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ilyophis brunneus was described from the Galapagos Islands (0 º 36 ’ S, 89 º 19 ’ W) and is known elsewhere from all tropical and temperate seas, from about 51 º N to 42 º S (Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1F90FFB7B9B9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Three specimens, 353.0 – 987.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26734 (1, 409.0 mm), T, E- 525; MNRJ 26735 (1, 353.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021001; MNRJ 26736 (1, 987.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082601.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D14FF29CCD1F90FFB7B9B9D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Simenchelys parasitica was described from off Canada and has a worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical seas, from about 44 º N to 42 º S (Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FF7CFCD29E8D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 85 specimens, 108.3 – 559.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26757 (2, 406.0 – 532.0 mm), T, E- 522; MNRJ 26758 (3, 389.0 – 443.0 mm, 1 cs), T, E- 499; MNRJ 26759 (1, 559.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021301; MNRJ 26760 (30, 222.5 – 349.0 mm), D- 502; MNRJ 26770 (25, 196.0 – 441.0 mm), T, D- 503; MNRJ 26824 (1, 526.0 mm), T, D- 506, 27125 (8, 263.0 – 371.0 mm), T, D- 502; MNHN 1989 - 353 (1, 108.3 mm), MD, 58 CB 98; MNHN 1989 - 035 (6, 395.0 mm), MD, 65 CB 106; UF 165818 (2, 270.0 – 303.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26760; UF 165815 (1, 354.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26770; USU 0 1398 (1, 197.0 mm), MD, 65 CB 106; USU 0 1301 (1, 520.0 mm), MD, 0 6 CP 07; USNM 389073 (2, 255.0 – 297.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26760; USNM 389074 (1, 354.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26770.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FF7CFCD29E8D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Synaphobranchus affinis is being recorded by the first time in the WSA. It was described from Japan and is also known from the tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans between 44 º N and 42 º S (Robins & Robins 1989; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FF7CFCD29E8D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. USU 0 1301 and USU 0 1398 were reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Synaphobranchus kaupii, and NMHN 1989 - 353 as Cynoponticus savanna.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FCA9FD4199E3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 74 specimens, 102.0 – 1007.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26752 (1, 730.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021001; MNRJ 26753 (2, 398.0 – 880.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082703; MNRJ 26754 (1, 526.0 mm), T, E- 551; MNRJ 26752 (1, 739.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021001; MNRJ 26755 (1, 955.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082601; MNRJ 26756 (1, 603.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003082704; MNRJ 26768 (1, 803.0 mm), T, E- 528; MNRJ 26769 (1, 102.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020803; MNRJ 26771 (13, 390.0 – 665.0 mm), T, E- 526; MNRJ 26772 (8, 481.0 – 943.0 mm, 1 cs), T, E- 537; MNRJ 26774 (7, 566.0 – 903.0 mm), T, E- 549; MNRJ 26776 (13, 363.0 – 882.0 mm), T, E- 496; MNRJ 26777 (1, 1007.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26778 (3, 578.0 – 870.0 mm), T, E- 520; MNRJ 26779 (3, 455.0 – 657.0 mm), T, E- 525; MNRJ 26780 (7, 345.0 – 718.0 mm), T, E- 501; MNRJ 26781 (6, 533.0 – 970.0 mm), T, E- 548; MNRJ 26782 (1, 839.0 mm), T, E- 536; UF 165822 (1, 697.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26776; USNM 389075 (2, 443.0 – 363.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26776.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FCA9FD4199E3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis was described from off New Guinea and Japan, and is distributed in the tropical and temperate Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, from about 37 ºN to 29 ºS (Robins & Robins 1989; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF28CCD1FA3FFBB79A21.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 203 specimens, 143.0 – 656.0 mm TL: as listed by Melo (2007). Distribution. Synaphobranchus calvus is known only from the area of study.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF2BCCD1F94DFAE29C80.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Nine specimens, 537.0 – 814.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26761 (1, 683.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021001; MNRJ 26762 (1, 650.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021002; MNRJ 26763 (1, 814.0 mm), T, E- 549; MNRJ 26764 (1, 703.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003020801; MNRJ 26765 (1, 605.0 mm), AG, 16 B; MNRJ 26766 (1, 692.0 mm), T, E- 528; MNRJ 26789 (1, 556.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021403; MNRJ 26791 (1, 605.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021002; MNRJ 27103 (1, 537.0 mm), T, E- 507.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D15FF2BCCD1F94DFAE29C80.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Synaphobranchus oregoni was described from the Gulf of Mexico; it is also known from the Indian Ocean, tropical Atlantic, and eastern Pacific. In the WSA it was previously recorded from the Rio Grande rise (Robins & Robins 1989; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997; Brickle & Laptikhovsky 2002).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D17FF2ACCD1FCC4FB679851.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Two specimens, 101.0 – 103.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26861 (1, 103.0 mm), T, E- 540; MNRJ 26862 (1, 101.0 mm), T, E- 529.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D17FF2ACCD1FCC4FB679851.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cyema atrum is being reported for the first time in the WSA. It was described from the south Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, and has a circumglobal distribution (Smith, 1989 d).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D17FF2ACCD1FEC9FD679EEB.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 16 specimens, 345.0 – 519.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26863 (1, 385.0 mm), T, E- 536; MNRJ 26864 (1, 422.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ 26865 (2, 352.0 – 381.0 mm), T, E- 540; MNRJ 26866 (2, 280.0 – 428.0 mm), T, E- 544; MNRJ 26867 (1, 551.0 mm), T, E- 548; MNRJ 26868 (4, 345.0 – 519.0 mm), T, E- 519; MNRJ 26869 (1, 465.0 mm), T, E- 526; MNRJ 26870 (1, 493.0 mm), T, E- 550; MNRJ 27099 (3, 190.0 – 403.0 mm), T, E- 520.	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
03A6B07C8D17FF2ACCD1FEC9FD679EEB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Eurypharynx pelecanoides was described from off Morocco (29 º 52 ’ N, 11 º 44 ’ W) and is known from all tropical and temperate seas. It was recorded before in the WSA from material obtained by the R / V Walther Herwig (Bertelsen et al. 1989).	en	Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C., Costa, Paulo A. S. (2009): The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa 2234: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190386
