La femella pot arribar a fer 7,5 cm de llargària màxima i el mascle 4,8.
12-15 radis tous a l'aleta dorsal i 16-19 a l'anal.
El seu color varia entre marró clar i fosc.
L'àrea immediatament anterior a l'origen de les aletes anal i dorsal és transparent o lleugerament pigmentada.[6][7][8]
Hàbitat
És un peix marí, mesopelàgic[9] i batipelàgic que viu entre 16 i 4.663 m de fondària (normalment, entre 600 i 1.800) i entre les latituds 61°N-40°S, 180°W-180°E. No fa migracions verticals diàries.[10][6][11]
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