 Reaching in length, this diminutive shark is characterized by a slender, dark brown body with a very long, bulbous snout.In addition, it has two spineless dorsal fins of nearly equal size, with the origin of the first lying over the pectoral fin bases.The longnose pygmy shark does not appear substantially threatened by fisheries, and has been assessed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).