Author: Günther, 1878
FBname: Bony-eared assfish
Comments: Benthopelagic at bathyal and abyssal depths (Ref. 56809).  Common species (Ref. 34024).  Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).  Noted as having the smallest relative brain size among teleosts, and remarkably large semicircular canals (Ref. 7463).