Author: (Tåning, 1928)
FBname: Waistcoat lanternfish
Comments: High-oceanic species found between 1-800 m during the day and between 90-600 m at night  (large specimens between 200 and 400 m) (Ref. 4479).  Size stratification with depth at night (Ref. 4775).  Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442).  Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and neustonic larvae (Ref. 31442).