Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904).

To 8.1 cm (3.2 in) SL (Cruz-Agüero and Cota Gómez 2006). Indo-Pacific; western Pacific Ocean north to Japan (Nakabo in Nakabo 2002); northern California (Berry and Perkins 1966) to southern Baja California (23°00.6’N) (Cruz-Acevedo et al. 2018). Depth: surface to 3,000 m (9,840 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California).