Probably demersal on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes. Feeds on squids.
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Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem 1998 Squalidae. Dogfish sharks. p. 1213-1232. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 31367)
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