Author: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
FBname: Blue lanternfish
Comments: Epipelagic to mesopelagic, found at the surface at night (Ref. 31442).  Feed on euphausiids (Ref. 6885).  Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).  Lipid content is 2.1 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is, at the most, 5 % in total lipids (Ref. 9197).