Author: (Gmelin, 1789)
FBname: Silvery lightfish
Comments: Oceanic, found to depths of at least 1,524 m.  Migrate in the water column at depths of 150-250 m during the day and to about 50 m at night (Ref. 57912, 107678).  Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951); abundant near continental shelf-slope breaks and seamounts, rare in the open ocean (Ref. 107678).  A cyclic selective feeder of copepods and euphausiids (Ref. 4739).  They become sexually mature when 1 year old.  Spawning takes place in March - September, producing 200-500 eggs, floating on the surface (Ref. 35388).  Lipid content is 5.5 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 15.3 % in total lipids (Ref. 8966).