Author: Jordan & Snyder, 1902
FBname: Blackbelly lanternshark
Remark: Research shows that this species is restricted to northwestern Pacific ; Austral-Indonesian records are considered to represent two or three undescribed species (see Ref. 87957); distribution will be resolved (linked to correct species) when publications are received.
Comments: Found on the outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 247).  Its luminescent belly may attract prey (Ref. 26346), which consists mainly of squid (reported to bite squid bigger than itself), small bony fishes, and shrimps (Ref. 247).  Often caught in large schools which may suggest that the luminescence may also be used to keep the group together in the dark deep ocean (Ref. 26346).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), size at birth about 15 cm (Ref. 6871).