 Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, with females giving birth to litters of one to three young.This relatively common shark is an occasional, valueless bycatch of commercial fisheries; currently it does not appear to be significantly threatened by human activities.The green lanternshark was scientifically described in 1953 by Henry B. Bigelow, William C. Schroeder, and Stewart Springer, in the "Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University".