Author: (Richardson, 1845)
FBname: Prickly lanternfish
Comments: Neustonic to mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).  High-oceanic, nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 125 m.  Found between 425-750 m during the day.  Sexually mature from about 65 mm (Ref. 4479).  Proximate analysis (excluding head) reveals that lipid content is 2.0 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 17.2 % in total lipids (Ref. 9193).