Life Cycle
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Mouthbrooding by females.
Biology
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Occurs some distance offshore over a soft bottom, in deep water (Ref. 4983). The stomachs of the specimens which were examined contained mainly undigested blue-green algae and empty diatom frustules. Crustacean fragments and unidentifiable insect remains were also found (Ref. 558). Maximum depth from Ref. 58018.
