Occurrence: native
Maximum length: 130 cm TL
Water type: marine, brackish
Environment: bathypelagic
Depth range: 15-200 m
Migration: unknown
IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (A2b / 2020)
Source: observation
Distribution and remarks: West African coast from Gulf of Guinea to South Africa (a single record from Mauritania). Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique and South Africa. Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Several human observations for Gabon.