(Fig. 3 H)
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.
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).