Oceanic . Also mesopelagic. Occurs at depths below 100 m at night. Recorded from the stomach contents of Dissostichus eleginoides.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. : elongated.
Behavioural data for Southern blacktip lanternfish is currently being reviewed.
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Reproduction data for Southern blacktip lanternfish is currently being compiled.
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous . Temperate; 19°S - 62°S, 70°W - 180°E south of Australia/New Zealand), but with northern extensions in eastern boundary currents; absent in the sub-Antarctic region of the Pacific.
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