The barbels of the longnose sawshark are halfway down the rostrum, but slightly closer to the rostral tip than the nostrils.

[2] The longnose sawshark is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Australia and Tasmania on the continental shelf at depths of 20 - 600m.

[4] While it may venture into bays and estuaries on occasion, longnose sawsharks prefer sandy and gravelly areas offshore between 37–146 m (121–479 ft).

Longnose sawsharks are highly productive in comparison to other shark species, maturing quickly and only living for around 15 years.

Large tracts of their range are protected from all shark fishing, helping to buffer their population loss.