 The other fins have no distinctive markings, but do have pale posterior edges.The blackspot shark can be confused with the whitecheek shark ("Carcharhinus dussumieri"), but that species has a triangular first dorsal fin that is only slightly falcate, and a small second dorsal fin that merely has a dark margin.The blackspot shark is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where it is found on the continental shelves and shallow water around islands from the surf line to depths of about .