Author: Fowler, 1929
FBname: Black snoek
Comments: Mesobenthopelagic, down to depths of 400 m or more, often at the surface at night around Okinawa, Japan (Ref. 6181).  The largest populations are probably on the slope of seamounts or ridges (Ref. 6181).  Feeds on a variety of mesopelagic fish, squid and crustaceans (Ref. 6181).