SCOMBERESOCIDAE
[rev. 21 Oct 2004]
Nanichthys simulans Hubbs & Wisner 1980
Nanichthys simulans Hubbs & Wisner 1980, Fish. Bull. 77(3):531, fig. 5. Type locality: South
central Atlantic Ocean, 24°02.5'S, 15°32'W. Holotype: SIO 63-546
(89.5 mm SL). Paratypes: ANSP 144095 [ex SIO 63-555, part] (5); BMNH [ex
SIO 63-549, part] (4); MCZ [ex SIO 63-555, part] (5); SIO 63-546 (17, now 16,
47-90 mm SL), SIO 63-548 (16, 20-76 mm SL), SIO 63-549 (6, now 2, 55-87 mm SL),
SIO 63-550 (7, 45-80 mm SL), SIO 63-553 (4, 67-90 mm SL), SIO 63-555 (11, now
1, 38-66 mm SL), SIO 63-571 (2, now 0, 38-44 mm SL); USNM 222664 [ex SIO
63-545] (8, 46-69 mm SL).