[5] Its range extends from the East African coast, Madagascar, and the Red Sea to India, Malaysia, China, the Philippines, and northern Australia.

[4] The spot-tail shark spends the day near the seabed and the night at the surface, most frequently around reefs.

[4][5] The spot-tail shark is viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta, giving birth once a year to a litter of one to eight live young.

[6] The spot-tail shark is caught by line and gillnet in many parts of its range by small-scale commercial fisheries.

[5] The IUCN has listed this shark as being near threatened, as it suffers from overfishing throughout much of its range and many populations seem to be in decline.