 The diet of "O. paradoxus" is largely unknown; however, from reported sightings of the shark, it has been identified that they feast on small benthic fish and invertebrates.Since this species lives in the depths where deepwater fisheries operate, they can have a negative impact on the already uncommon species by being the bycatch of these offshore fisheries.Although their population is unknown, most of its population is in the deeper offshore waters and very few are in the inshore waters.