Occurrence: native
Maximum length: 27.6 cm TL
Water type: marine
Environment: bathypelagic
Depth range: 0-2000 m
Migration: unknown
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)
Source: observation
Distribution and remarks: circumglobal between 60°N- 40°S. Eastern Atlantic: known from Iceland and the British Isles to South Africa including Canary Islands and Ascension Island.