 The pectoral fins, second dorsal fin, and lower caudal fin lobe are prominently tipped in black, while the first dorsal fin and dorsal caudal fin lobe are narrowly edged in black.The maximum size reached by the Pondicherry shark is uncertain due to a lack of large specimens, but is probably not much greater than .The Pondicherry shark appears to have been broadly distributed in the Indo-Pacific.