Author: Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
FBname: Robust assfish
Comments: Benthopelagic at bathyal depth (Ref. 56809).  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).  Common species (Ref. 34024).  Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).   Of the 36 female specimens caught, 3 with 0.5-1.0 mm eggs.  No identifiable stomach contents were found (Ref. 84269).