Author: Ogilby, 1911
Comments: Inhabits coastal sandy habitats , bays and estuaries where they remain buried during the day.  Also found in deeper water 160-678 m.  Juvenile, subadult and adult occur in shallow coastal areas; adults also inhabit deep shelf and slope areas and isolated offshore plateaus, and are capable of moving between the two  (Ref. 48492).  With the first New Caledonian record based on one ripe female and one spent male, captured at 960-1233 m depth, over 700 nautical miles from the nearest known populations, it is hypothesized that adult sandfish migrates along oceanic ridges to spawn in southern New Caledonian waters (Ref. 48492).