Author: (Günther, 1887)
FBname: Black lantern fish
Comments: Mesopelagic at 100-1000 m at night, 640-900 m during day (Ref. 58302).  The two large specimens (19 and 21 cm SL) from near the Ogasawara Islands reported in Ref. 559 may represent another species (Ref. 36121).