Identification
The body is silver-sided with a brown back. Two lateral lines run along each side, beginning near the upper corner of the gill opening; the lower line may branch from the upper one. The first dorsal fin is dark, and the front of the second dorsal fin is also black. Counts of fin spines and rays are useful when separating it from related deep-water fishes.
Distribution records
Its known localities include scattered deep-water records off Suriname and southern Brazil. These establish a broad western Atlantic occurrence but do not demonstrate equal abundance throughout that range.