Author: Valenciennes, 1850
FBname: Lovely hatchetfish
Comments: An oceanic and mesopelagic species concentrated at 300-600 m by day and 100-300 by night (Refs. 4462, 4739).  A selective dusk-time feeder mainly on conchoecid ostracods, to lesser extent on copepods, decapod larvae, fish larvae, etc (Ref. 4739).  Adult photophore developing at about 15 mm SL (Ref. 4739).  Also Ref. 58302.