Author: (Günther, 1877)
FBname: Velvet dogfish
Comments: Demersal or pelagic near continental slopes and seamounts in depths of 550-2,000 m (Ref. 6871, 58302).  Also found from the surface to 580 m over deep water (Ref. 26346).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).  Used dried and salted for human consumption and for fishmeal (Ref. 6871). Caught rarely by longline fisheries operating in deepwater; also caught, but rarely landed, by pelagic tuna longline fisheries (Ref.58048).