Nine speciments of the deep-sea ophidiid fish, Tauredophidium hexii, hitherto known only from two localities in the Indian Ocean are recorded for the first time the Pacific Ocean. Although slight differences were found in the counts of caudal vertebrae, the anal fin origins in relation to vertebral number and the length of the maxilla, there were no differences between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean specimens at the species level. This species inhabits abyssal floors in the Pacific and Indian Ocean at depths of about 1500 to 2400 m.