[1] They can be found in warm seas worldwide and are often the most numerous and common shark in tropical regions.

They are generally less than 1 m in length, and are slow-moving predators that feed on bony fish and small invertebrates.

They are found in the tropical outer continental shelves of the western Indian Ocean, off the coast of Somalia, feeding on very small invertebrates.

They have been documented and seen primarily in: Japan,[4] Myanmar,[3] the Philippines,[5] South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania,[7] and Somalia.

[10] This family of small ground sharks is not targeted by humans for any fishing or food purposes.