The Australian angelshark has a broad, vertically compressed body and large triangular pectoral fins with free trailing flaps.

It is usually found on sandy or muddy seabeds and in seagrass meadows, often close to rocky reefs.

[1] The Australian angelshark lies semi-submerged in the sediment on the seabed during the day, eating anything that comes too close.

[4] This shark is ovoviviparous, retaining its developing embryos in its oviduct, with a litter of up to twenty young being born.

Little is known of its breeding habits, but the closely related Pacific angelshark (Squatina californica) has a gestation period of about ten months.