Vinciguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838)

Gonostomus poweriae Cocco, 1838: 167, Pl. 5, fig. 2. Type locality: Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Vinciguerria poweriae, Goren & Galil, 1997: 201, 2002: 151 .

Material examined. 8 spec., TAU-P 110578, Israel, off Hadera, 1470 m, coll. Galil, 14 June 1994; TAU-P 11071, 1 spec., Israel, off Hadera, 1500 m, coll. Galil, 30 October 1996.

Distribution. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific and Indian Ocean; depth range 50–1000 m. In the Levant, the maximum known depth is 1500 m (Goren & Galil, 1997).