| Reference no. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
| Ecosystem | Mediterranean Sea |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Found at depth 1,744 m and most common at depths between 400 and 600 to 700 m in western and eastern Mediterranean. Most common cephalopod captured between 1,000 and 2,000 m (Ref. 1695, p. 191). Known from eastern and western Mediterranean (Ref. 85339). |