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Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809: 337, Pl. 22, fig. 9. Type locality: Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Helicolenus dactylopterus, Pisanty & Golani, 1995: 389. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean; depth range 50���1100 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Pisanty, S. & Golani, D. (1995) Vertical distribution of demersal fish on the continental slope of Israel (Eastern Mediterranean) In: Armentraut, N. B. (Ed.), Condition of the World's Aquatic Habitat. Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress. Theme 1. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp. 386 - 395."]}

Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean, 1886) Neobythites robustus Goode & Bean, 1886: 161. Type locality: Off Moro Castle, Havana, Cuba. Benthocometes robustus, Bilecenoglu et al., 2006: 87; Deval, 2013: 311. Distribution. Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 500���1000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Bilecenoglu, M., Kaya, M. & Irmak, E. (2006) First records of the slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (nemichthyidae), and the robust cusk-eel, Benthocometes robustus (ophidiidae), from the Aegean sea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 30, 85 - 88.","Deval, M. C. (2013) New records and uncommon occurrences of deep-water fishes in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (Osteichthyes). Zoology in the Middle East, 59, 308 - 313. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2013.868132"]}

Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758: 259. Type locality: Southern Europe. Ophidion barbatum, Goren & Galil, 2002: 150. Distribution. Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range "? ��� 150 m ". Collected off Israel at a depth of 1456 m (Goren & Galil, 2002)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (2002) On the occurrence of Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927 and Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 in the Levant Basin, Eastern Mediterranean, with a note on the deep sea fish community in this region. Cybium, 26, 150 - 152."]}

Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) Trichiurus caudatus Euphrasen, 1788: 52, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Lepidopus caudatus, Ben-Tuvia, 1971: 20. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 100���600 m, and from 333���620 m in the eastern Ionian Sea., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 521, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Ben-Tuvia, A. (1971) Revised list of the Mediterranean fishes of Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 20, 1 - 39."]}

Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838: 186, Pl. 7, fig. 9. Type locality: Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Lobianchia gemellarii, Cihangir et al., 2003: 488. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 25��� 800 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Cihangir, B., Tirasin, E. M., Unluoglu, A., Benli, H. A. & Bizsel, K. C. (2003) New records of three deep-sea fishes: Diaphus rafinesquei (Myctophidae), Lobianchia gemellarii (Myctophidae), and Notolepis rissoi (Paralepididae) from the Aegean Sea (Turkish coast). Journal of Ichthyology C / C of Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 43, 486 - 489."]}

Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884 Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli 1884: 228. Type locality: Genoa, Italy. Hymenocephalus italicus, Golani, 1996: 35; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201. Material examined. 2 spec, TAU 13535, Eratosthenes seamount, 33 �� 47.75N, 33 �� 22.65N, 927 m., coll. Galil, 21 June 2006. This is a depth record for the Levant. Distribution. Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 100���1400 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1996) The marine ichthyofauna of the eastern Levant-history, inventory, and characterization. Israel Journal of Zoology, 42 (1), 15 - 55.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829: 146. Type locality: Messina, Sicily, Italy. Argyropelecus hemigymnus, Galil & Goren, 1994: 49; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 0���2400 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen & T��ning, 1926 Cyclothone microdon pygmaea Jespersen & T��ning, 1926: 7, 54, figs. 5,6,7. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. Cyclothone pygmaea, Galil & Goren, 1994: 50; Golani, 1994: 35; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. A Mediterranean endemic, depth range 500���1000 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1400 m (Galil & Goren, 1994). Collected in the epi- and mesopelagial along the western margin of the Levant (Jespersen & T��ning, 1926)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 512, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Jespersen, P. & Taning, A. V. (1926) Mediterranean Sternoptychidae. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908 - 10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas, 2, 1 - 59.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Coelorhynchus labiatus (Koehler, 1896) Macrurus labiatus K��hler 1896: 497, Pl. 27, figs. 7, 8. Type locality: Gulf of Gascony, Atlantic coast of France. Coelorhynchus labiatus, Galil & Goren, 1994: 50; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201. Distribution. Eastern Atlantic; depth range 460���2220 m. In the Levant, collected at 1500 m (Galil & Goren, 1994)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (Filippi & V��rany, 1859) Notacanthus rissoanus De Filippi, 1857: 19. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Polyacanthonotus rissoanus, Goren & Galil, 1997: 198, 2002: 151. Distribution. Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 500���2800 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) Myctophum metopoclampum, Cocco, 1829: 144 Type locality: Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Diaphus metopoclampus, Deval, 2013: 309. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean, western Pacific and Indian Ocean; depth range 90���1085 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Deval, M. C. (2013) New records and uncommon occurrences of deep-water fishes in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (Osteichthyes). Zoology in the Middle East, 59, 308 - 313. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2013.868132"]}

Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758) Trigla cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758: 300. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea Material examined. 1 spec., TAU 12979, Israel, off Akko, 032�� 58 'N, 034�� 51 'E, 800 m, coll. Galil, 24 August 2004. Distribution. Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 50��� 848 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394

Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927 Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927: 137, Pl. 6, fig. 3. Type locality: Between Fuerteventura Island (Canaries) and Western Sahara, Atlantic Ocean. Cataetyx laticeps, Goren & Galil, 2002: 150; Gates, 2012: 217 ���220. Distribution. Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 500���2000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 510, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (2002) On the occurrence of Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927 and Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 in the Levant Basin, Eastern Mediterranean, with a note on the deep sea fish community in this region. Cybium, 26, 150 - 152.","Gates, A., Jones, D. & Cartes, J. (2012) In situ video observations of benthic megafauna and fishes from the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. African Journal of Marine Science, 34, 215 - 222. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2989 / 1814232 X. 2012.675121"]}

Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758: 329. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. Material examined. 1 spec, TAU P- 13066, Israel, Off Haifa Bay, 032��55.7'N, 034�� 20 'E, 1480 m, coll. Galil, 21 October 2004. Distribution. Mediterranean, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Commonly found down to depths of 600 m (Froese & Pauly, 2014). This is a depth record for this species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 510, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (2014) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06 / 2014). Available from: http: // www. fishbase. org / search. php (accessed 7 August 2014)"]}

Bellottia apoda Giglioli, 1883 Bellottia poda Giglioli, 1883: 399. Type locality: Gulf of Naples, Italy. Bellottia poda, Gramitto et al., 2011: 75. Distribution. Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 30��� 569 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 509, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Gramitto, M. E., Deval, M. C. & Saygu, I. (2011) First record of two deep-water fish, Bellottia apoda and Symphurus ligulatus in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea. Cybium, 35, 75 - 76."]}

Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829) Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829: 144. Type locality: Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Electrona rissoi, Galil & Goren, 1994: 49; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 90��� 820 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1485 m (Galil & Goren, 1994), Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848: 25, Pl. 10, figs. 1���3. Type locality: off Brazil, Atlantic Ocean. Nemichthys scolopacea, Bilecenoglu et al., 2006: 85; Corsini-Foka, 2009: 128. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 0���3656 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Bilecenoglu, M., Kaya, M. & Irmak, E. (2006) First records of the slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (nemichthyidae), and the robust cusk-eel, Benthocometes robustus (ophidiidae), from the Aegean sea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 30, 85 - 88.","Corsini-Foka, M. (2009) Uncommon fishes from Rhodes and nearby marine region (SE Aegean Sea, Greece). Journal of Biological Research (Thessaloniki), 12, 125 - 133."]}

Evermannella balbo (Risso, 1820) Scopelus albo Risso 1820: 268, Pl. 10. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Evermannella balbo, Deval, 2013: 311. Distribution. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean; depth range 100���1000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 511, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Deval, M. C. (2013) New records and uncommon occurrences of deep-water fishes in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (Osteichthyes). Zoology in the Middle East, 59, 308 - 313. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2013.868132"]}

Chauliodus sloani Schneider, 1801 Chauliodus sloani Schneider in: Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 430, Pl. 85. Type locality: Gibraltar. Chauliodus sloani, Golani, 1987: 29 (in a stomach content of Galeus melastomus); Galil & Goren, 1994: 49; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 200���4700 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1987) On deep-water sharks caught off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 34, 23 - 31.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810: 66, Pl. 16, fig. 1. Type locality: Sicily, Italy. Nettastoma melanurum, Golani, 1987: 29 (in a stomach content of Galeus melastomus); Galil & Goren, 1994: 49; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 37���1647 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 516-517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1987) On deep-water sharks caught off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 34, 23 - 31.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839) Scopelus maderensis Lowe, 1839: 87. Type locality: Off Madeira, Atlantic Ocean. Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Klausewitz, 1989: 257; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201. Distribution. North Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 5���1082 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1480 m (Goren & Galil, 1997)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Klausewitz, W. (1989) Deep-sea and deep water fish of the Eastern Mediterranean, collected during the Meteor-Expedition 1987. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 20, 251 - 263.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820 Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820: 253. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Material examined. 1 spec., TAU 11578, Israel, off Haifa, 1400 m, coll. Galil, 11 December 1994. Distribution. North Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 50���1032 m. This is a depth record for the species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394

Diaphus holti T��ning, 1918 Diaphus holti T��ning 1918: 88, fig. 35. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. Diaphus holti, Galil & Goren, 1994: 49; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 225��� 777 m. Collected in epi- and mesopelagial south of Rhodes (T��ning, 1918). Collected at a depth of 1370 m along the Israeli coast (Galil & Goren, 1994)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Taning, A. V. (1918) Mediterranean Scopelidae (Saurus, Aulopus, Chlorophthalmus and Myctophum). Report on the Danish Oceanographic Expeditions 1908 - 1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas, 2 (A. 7), 1 - 154.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810) Gadus lepidion Risso, 1810: 118, Pl. 11, fig. 40. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Lepidion lepidion, Jones et al., 2003: Tab. 2, 3. Distribution. Endemic to the Mediterranean Sea; depth range 500���2230 m. Photographed at a depth of 2307 m south of Rhodes I. (Jones et al., 2003)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Jones, E., Tselepides, A., Bagley, P., Collins, M. & Priede, I. (2003) Bathymetric distribution of some benthic and benthopelagic species attracted to baited cameras and traps in the deep eastern Mediterranean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 251, 75 - 86. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3354 / meps 251075"]}

Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807 Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807: 376. Type locality: Gulf of Genoa, Italy. Material examined. 1 spec, TAU 13333, Israel, Off Akko, 032�� 58 'N, 034�� 51 'E, 800 m, coll. Galil, 24 August 2004. Distribution. Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean. Known "from shallow, inshore waters to 650 m depth. In the eastern Ionian Sea it was found at a depth range of 300���1013 m (Froese & Pauly, 2014)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (2014) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06 / 2014). Available from: http: // www. fishbase. org / search. php (accessed 7 August 2014)"]}

Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838) Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838: 193, Pl. 8, fig. 13. Type locality: Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Vinciguerria attenuata, Golani, 1994: 35. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 100���2000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40."]}

Trigla lyra Linnaeus, 1758 Trigla lyra Linnaeus, 1758: 300. Type locality: "British seas". No types known Trigla lyra, Pisanty & Golani, 1995: 389. Distribution. Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean; depth range 100��� 700 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 521, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Pisanty, S. & Golani, D. (1995) Vertical distribution of demersal fish on the continental slope of Israel (Eastern Mediterranean) In: Armentraut, N. B. (Ed.), Condition of the World's Aquatic Habitat. Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress. Theme 1. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp. 386 - 395."]}

Phycis blennoides (Br��nnich, 1768) Gadus blennoides Br��nnich, 1768: 24. Type locality: Marseille, Mediterranean coast of France. Phycis blennoides, Goren & Galil, 1997: 199, 2002: 150. Distribution. Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 10���1047 m. In the Levant collected at 1200 m (Goren & Galil, 1997)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 518-519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & T��ning, 1926 Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & T��ning, 1926: 7, 52, figs. 4,6,7. Type locality: Mediterranean. Cyclothone braueri, Golani, 1994: 34. Distribution. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean; depth range 10���2000 m. Collected in epi- and mesopelagial along the western margin of the Levant (Jespersen & T��ning, 1926)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 512, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Jespersen, P. & Taning, A. V. (1926) Mediterranean Sternoptychidae. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908 - 10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas, 2, 1 - 59.","Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40."]}

Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840 Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840: 376, Pl. 10. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Notacanthus bonaparte, Deval, 2013: 310. Notacanthus bonapartei, Goren & Galil, 1997: 199, 2002: 151. Distribution. Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 478���2000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Deval, M. C. (2013) New records and uncommon occurrences of deep-water fishes in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (Osteichthyes). Zoology in the Middle East, 59, 308 - 313. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2013.868132","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838) Macrourus sclerorhynchus Valenciennes, 1838: 80, Pl. 14, fig. 1. Type locality: Canaries, Atlantic Ocean. Nezumia sclerorhynchus, Galil & Goren, 1994: 50; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 450���800. In the Levant maximum known depth is 1500 m (Galil & Goren, 1994)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Stomias boa (Risso, 1810) Esox boa Risso, 1810: 330, Pl. 10, fig. 34. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Stomias boa, Klausewitz, 1989: 254; Galil & Goren, 1994: 48; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 200���1500 m. Klausewitz (1989) reported the species from a depth of 2173 m off SE Crete., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Klausewitz, W. (1989) Deep-sea and deep water fish of the Eastern Mediterranean, collected during the Meteor-Expedition 1987. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 20, 251 - 263.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878 Paralepis speciosus Bellotti, 1878: 54, 57. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Paralepis speciosa, Galil & Goren, 1994: 50; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Material examined. 1 spec, TAU P- 10352, Israel, Off Hadera, 1485 m, coll. Galil, 14 June 1989. Distribution. A Mediterranean Endemic; depth range "? ��� 660 m ". In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1485 m, a depth record for this species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 517-518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco, 1844) Peloria rueppelii Cocco, 1844: 29, fig. 4. Type locality: Messina, Sicily, Italy. Arnoglossus rueppelii, Klausewitz, 1989: 262., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 509, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Klausewitz, W. (1989) Deep-sea and deep water fish of the Eastern Mediterranean, collected during the Meteor-Expedition 1987. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 20, 251 - 263."]}

Mora moro (Risso, 1810) Gadus moro Risso, 1810: 116. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Mora moro, Bilecenoglu et al., 2002: 243. Material examined. 2 spec., TAU 15181, Israel, off Hadera, 32 �� 21.799 N, 34 �� 28.369 E, 923 m, coll. Stern and Rothman, 1 August 2013. Distribution. Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and southern Pacific; depth range 450���2500 m. We report the first record for the Israeli coast., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 514-515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Bilecenoglu, M., Kunt, K. B. & Taskavak, E. (2002) First record of Mora moro (Risso, 1810) (Pisces, Moridae) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 48, 243 - 244."]}

Gonichthys cocco Cocco, 1829 Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829: 143. Type locality: Sicily, Italy. Gonichthys coccoi, Golani, 1994: 37. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 0���1000 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1450 m (Golani, 1994)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 515-516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40."]}

Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 205. Type locality: America. Polyprion americanus, Pisanty & Golani, 1995: 389. Distribution. Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific; depth range 40��� 600 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Pisanty, S. & Golani, D. (1995) Vertical distribution of demersal fish on the continental slope of Israel (Eastern Mediterranean) In: Armentraut, N. B. (Ed.), Condition of the World's Aquatic Habitat. Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress. Theme 1. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp. 386 - 395."]}

Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810 Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810: 60, Pl. 1, fig. 2. Type locality: Sicily, Italy. Sudis hyalina, Corsini-Foka, 2009: 128. Material examined. 6 spec., TAU 13068, Israel, off Haifa, 032��55.7'N, 034�� 20 'E, 1480 m, coll. Galil, 21 October 2004. Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean and southern Pacific; depth range of 200���2000 m. This is the first record of the species off the Israeli coast and a depth record for the Mediterranean., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Corsini-Foka, M. (2009) Uncommon fishes from Rhodes and nearby marine region (SE Aegean Sea, Greece). Journal of Biological Research (Thessaloniki), 12, 125 - 133."]}

Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758: 245. Type locality: unknown "Habitat in Oceano Europaeo". Material examined. 1 spec, TAU-P 10579, Israel, Off Hadera, 1470 m, coll. Galil, 14 June. 1994; 1 spec, TAU 10764, Israel, Off Haifa, 1400 m, coll. Galil, 1 November. 1995. Distribution. Central and northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea; depth range 0���1200 m. This is a depth record for this species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 511, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394

Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) Lophenchelys fowleri Ben-Tuvia, 1953: 9, fig. 3. Type locality: Israel, Mediterranean Sea. Panturichthys fowleri, Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Material examined. 1 spec, TAU P- 10498, Israel, Off Haifa Bay, 1200 m, coll. Galil, 12 October, 1993. Distribution. A Mediterranean endemic, known from the Levant and Aegean Sea; depth range 30��� 120 m. This is a depth record for the species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 512, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Ben-Tuvia, A. (1953) Mediterranean fishes of Israel. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa, 8, 1 - 40.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 205. Type locality: America. Polyprion americanus, Pisanty & Golani, 1995: 389. Distribution. Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific; depth range 40– 600 m.

Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muraena myrus Linnaeus, 1758: 245. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. Echelus myrus, Gilat & Gelman, 1984: 259, 260, 263. Comment. According to Froese & Pauly (2014) E. myrus is found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, at a depth range of 3��� 12 m. Off Israel it was found a depth of 120 m (TAU P 14149). Gilat & Gelman (1984) reported the species from 1080���1490 m. Since no voucher specimens exist, we have no way of confirming their identification., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 521-522, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Gilat, E. & Gelman, A. (1984) On the sharks and fishes observed using underwater photography during a deep-water cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean. Fisheries Research, 2, 257 - 271. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / 0165 - 7836 (84) 90029 - 8","Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (2014) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06 / 2014). Available from: http: // www. fishbase. org / search. php (accessed 7 August 2014)"]}

Goren, Menachem, Galil, Bella S. (2015): A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa 3994 (4): 507-530, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2

Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810: 357. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Lampanyctus crocodilus, Golani, 1994: 37; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151. Distribution. Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 0���1192 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1480 m (Golani, 1994)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) Nyctophus rafinesquii Cocco, 1838: 180, Pl. 7, fig. 7. Type locality: Sea of Messina, Italy Diaphus rafinesquii, Klausewitz, 1989: 257; Golani, 1994: 36; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151; Cihangir et al., 2003: 486. Distribution. Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 40���1200 m. Klausewitz (1989) reported this species from a depth range of 2142���2173 in western Levantine basin (SE Crete)., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Klausewitz, W. (1989) Deep-sea and deep water fish of the Eastern Mediterranean, collected during the Meteor-Expedition 1987. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 20, 251 - 263.","Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203.","Cihangir, B., Tirasin, E. M., Unluoglu, A., Benli, H. A. & Bizsel, K. C. (2003) New records of three deep-sea fishes: Diaphus rafinesquei (Myctophidae), Lobianchia gemellarii (Myctophidae), and Notolepis rissoi (Paralepididae) from the Aegean Sea (Turkish coast). Journal of Ichthyology C / C of Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 43, 486 - 489."]}

Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte, 1840 Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte 1840: 314 (in Google digitized version). Type locality: Italy Material examined. 4 spec, TAU 12987, Israel, off Akko, 032�� 58 'N, 034�� 51 'E, 800 m, coll. Galil, 22 August 2004; 3 spec, TAU 12983, Israel, off Akko, 032�� 58 'N, 034�� 51 'E, 800 m, coll. Galil, 24 August 2004. Distribution. Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters; depth range 50���1000 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 510, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394

Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890) Scopelus pusillus Johnson, 1890: 457. Type locality: Madeira, Atlantic Ocean. Lampanyctus pusillus, Golani, 1994: 38. Distribution. Circumglobal; depth range 40��� 850 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Golani, D. (1994) Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae and Myctophidae from the Mediterranean Coast of Israel (Pisces: Teleostei). Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 33 - 40."]}

Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888 Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888: 124, Pls. 9, 12, 14, 15. Type locality: Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Bathypterois dubius, Qu��ro & Ribes, 1999: 200 ���204 (synonymized B. mediterraneus with B. dubius); Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962: 639, Figs. 4 b, 6. Type locality: Rosas, Costa Brava, Spain. Bathypterois mediterraneus, Klausewitz, 1989: 255; Galil & Goren, 1994: 48; Goren & Galil, 1997: 201; 2002: 151; Gates et al., 2012: 217���219. Distribution. Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean; depth range 260���2800 m. Comment. Quero & Ribes (1999), who compared the populations of B. mediterraneus and B. dubius from the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, concluded that they are identical and B. mediterraneus is a junior synonym of B. dubius. Froese & Pauly (2014) stated that B. mediterraneus "may be valid". Further taxonomic study using molecular tools may resolve the issue., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on pages 512-513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Quero, J. & Ribes, V. (1999) North Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of Bathypterois dubius (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae). Cybium, 23, 200 - 204.","Klausewitz, W. (1989) Deep-sea and deep water fish of the Eastern Mediterranean, collected during the Meteor-Expedition 1987. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 20, 251 - 263.","Galil, B. S. & Goren, M. (1994) The deep sea Levantine Fauna. New records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima, 25, 41 - 52.","Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203.","Gates, A., Jones, D. & Cartes, J. (2012) In situ video observations of benthic megafauna and fishes from the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. African Journal of Marine Science, 34, 215 - 222. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2989 / 1814232 X. 2012.675121","Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (2014) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06 / 2014). Available from: http: // www. fishbase. org / search. php (accessed 7 August 2014)"]}

Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888) Macrurus guentheri Vaillant. 1888: 241, 386, Pl. 22, fig. 3. Type locality: Atlantic coast of Morocco. Coryphaenoides guentheri, Goren & Galil, 1997: 198, 2002: 151. Distribution. Northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; depth range 831���2830 m., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829 Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 469, Pl. 97. Type locality: Nice, Mediterranean coast of France. Hoplostethus mediterraneus, Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151; Galil & Zibrowius, 1998: 115. Material examined. TAU P- 10514, 1 spec., off Haifa, 1500 m, coll: B. Galil, 10 May, 1994; TAU P. 12980, 3 spec. off Akko, 032�� 54 'N, 034�� 50 'E, 800 m. coll: B. Galil, 22 August, 2004; TAU P. 12981, 3 spec. off Akko, 032�� 54 'N, 034�� 50 'E, 800 m. coll: B. Galil, 24 August, 2004; TAU P. 13534, 2 spec. Eratosthenes seamount, 033�� 47.750 N, 034�� 46.996 E, 927m. coll: B. Galil, 21 June, 2006; TAU P. 13892, 1 spec. Eratosthenes seamount, 033�� 47.750 N, 034�� 46.996 E, 946 m. coll: B. Galil, 21 June, 2006. Distribution. Atlantic, Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean; depth range 100���1175 m. The present record constitutes a depth record for the species., Published as part of Goren, Menachem & Galil, Bella S., 2015, A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea, pp. 507-530 in Zootaxa 3994 (4) on page 521, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/244394, {"references":["Goren, M. & Galil, B. S. (1997) New records of deep-sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep-sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 197 - 203."]}