It is known from the Hawaiian Islands, although previous misidentifications indicated species occurrences in Australia and New Caledonia.

[2] Habitat preferences are unknown, but it has been found far away from shore and at depths greater than 100 metres (330 ft).

[3] They are also expected to be ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.

[4] The specific name and the common name honour "Walter V. Fisher” of Stanford University.

[5] There was a Walter Kenrick Fisher who was Jordan and Evermann's colleague at Stanford and the “V” is assumed to be a typo.