The Seleniolycus robertsi lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 1455 - 2290 m environment.
The eelpout name Seleniolycus robertsi Møller & Stewart, 2006 is in honour of Dr. Clive Roberts, 19??-, Curator of Fishes, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, in recognition of his valuable contribution to the Biosystematics of Ross Sea fishes project at Te Papa. More