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Holotype: NIWA 23843, near Scott Island, 65°40.0-36.0'S, 176°21.0-17.0'W, 1688-1924 m, from stomach of Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, RV Avro Chieftain, set 3, coll. D. Stevens, 2 Dec 2003; carapace length