Author: (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
FBname: Bigfin lanternfish
Comments: Epipelagic to mesopelagic, at surface at night (Ref. 31442).  Adults feed on small crustaceans (Ref. 11712).  Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).  Lipid content is 4.3 % in fresh body weight, while wax ester is present in trace amounts (Ref. 9197).  Preyed upon by fishes, cephalopods, birds and marine mammals.  Easily attracted to a light suspended above the water at night and many are captured in dipnets (Ref. 4525).