Author: (Günther, 1878)
FBname: Abyssal assfish
Comments: Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154) to bathyal and abyssal depths (Ref. 56809).    Uncommon species (Ref. 34024).  Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).  Specimens collected were 18 females, 5 of which (23.2-50.0 cm SL) are more or less ripe with eggs measuring up to 0.5 mm in diameter (Ref. 84269).