Abstract
A new percichthyid fish, Neoscombrops calauticus, is described on the basis of 15 specimens from the Caribbean Sea.It is distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: pored scales on lateral line 44-48 (mean 46) to hypural end;gill rakers on lower part of first arch 14-18 (mean 17);teeth on lateral side of lower jaw greatly reduced in size;some scales on body ctenoid.All specimens of the species were captured at the depths between 180 and 650m mainly by shrimp trawls.
