Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay to Canary Islands and W-africa. Pacific Sea from Bering Sea to Japan and Galápagos Archipiélago. Indian Ocean (Arabia). Northwestern Mediterranean.
Depth range. 1310–5100 m.
Habitat. Bathypelagic.
Iberian Seas published records. Off Galician and Asturias coasts (Lagardère 1983, 1985). Off Portugal (cap Saint Vincent: Nouvel 1943). Offshore species related to the Canary Archipelago (Nouvel 1943, Wittmann & Wirtz, 1998 Haroun & Garrido 2003, Wittmann & Riera 2012). Madeira (Nouvel 1943). Off the coast of Morocco (Nouvel 1943).