Author: (Giglioli, 1880)
Comments: Occurs chiefly on the upper portion of the continental slope.  Depth range from 200-600 m (Ref. 07321, 74332) and from 351-742 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504, 74332).  A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632).  Adults are strongly associated with the substrate (Ref. 4738).