Paracaristius nudarcus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011.

To 28 cm (11 in) TL (Stevenson, Kenaley, and Britz in Carpenter and De Angelis 2016). Circumglobal; central California to central Baja California (Stevenson and Kenaley 2011). Larvae reported (as Caristius maderensis) from as far south as off San Ignacio, southern Baja California (Funes-Rodríguez et al. 2011). Depth: 1–1,800 m (3–5,904 ft) (Kamikawa 2017). Fish identified as Caristius maderensis Maul, 1949 from the eastern Pacific refer to this species.