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Found over soft bottoms (Ref. 27363). Maximum length based on a single specimen (Ref. 27363).

Markle, D.F. and J.-C. QuÃ©ro 1984 Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4736) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4736&speccode=230