Eastern Pacific: off British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 12204), and from Washington, USA (48°N) to Chile (23°S) (Ref. 35760).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 96339)
Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 20; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 16; Vértebra: 46 - 50. Dark in color with 2 white tissue patches behind the eye (Ref. 12204). Light organ at tip of lower jaw and long gill filaments not united at their bases (Ref. 12204). Branchiostegal rays: 8-9.
Usually near coasts (Ref. 12204). Oviparous, with large mesopelagic larvae (Ref. 35760).