Author: Paxton, 1963
FBname: Sunbeam lampfish
Remark: Issue on validity of subspecies:  subspecies considered as valid in FB, elevated to species rank as <i>Lampadena urophaos</i> Paxton, 1963 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697).  Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Comments: Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442) at 50-600 m at night, 500-1000 m during day (Ref. 58302).  Reported from depths  of 100-500 m in Subarctic Pacific gyres (Ref. 51600). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).