Dorsal Fin: 24-27
Anal Fin: 24-27
Pectoral Fin: 10-11
Pelvic Fin: 8-9
Lateral Line Scales:
Pyloric Caeca: 7-8
Body slender and elongate, with a large head. Eyes much smaller than snout. Snout pointed. Upper and lower jaws with fang-like teeth. Rear margin of jaw extends well beyond posterior margin of orbit. Dorsal fin directly over of anal fin. Pectoral and pelvic fins small. Scales tiny.
Dark brown overall.
Maximum size to 38cm SL.
Bathypelagic from 1,100-3,100m.
Northwestern and southwestern Atlantic.
Whitehead, P.J.P. , M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J.G. Nielsen and E. Tortonese. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I-III. UNESCO. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. http://species-identification.org