Author: (Risso, 1810)
FBname: Jewel lanternfish
Comments: High-oceanic, between 700-1,000 m during the day (with juveniles in the upper 200 m) and 45-250 m and 4000-1,000 m at night (Ref. 4479).  Depth range from 318-1192 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).  Epipelagic to bathypelagic, feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 58426).  Catches of lanternfishes off the west coast of South Africa:  1,134-42,560 mt (Ref. 5571).  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.