[3][4][5] Maul's searsid is maximum 20 cm (7.9 in) long and is black in colour, with a pointed snout.

[6] Photophores are weakly developed; a lateral line is present.

[7] Its thoracic photophore is a horizontal bar.

[8][9] Maul's searsid is mesopelagic and bathypelagic,[10] living in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean at depths of 324–2,100 m (1,063–6,890 ft), usually at 400–1,200 m (1,300–3,900 ft); it is found on seamounts.

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