It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, from southeast Africa to the Philippines, north to China, and south to Australia, at depths from 1 to 130 meters.

The snaggletooth's coloration is light grey or bronze with no prominent markings.

The shape of its body is fusiform, allowing it greater speed in the water.

[3] Reproduction is a special kind of viviparity, called placental viviparity, where the shark carries its live young in a placenta-like structure, complete with umbilical cord.

The meat is sold for consumption, the liver is used as a source for vitamins and the rest of the carcass is processed into fish meal.