 Parasites of the southern lanternshark, studied off Chile, include Monogeneans, Digeneans, Cestodes, Nematodes, and Copepodes.In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified "E. granulosus" as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.KDK

Kawakita Denki Kigyosha (Japanese for "Kawakita Electric Company"; commonly known as KDK), is the brand name used by Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd., a separate company of the Panasonic Corporation (formerly the Matsushita Electric Industrial Group) now Panasonic Ecology Systems Co. Ltd., to manufacture the group's ventilating products.