 The whitesaddled catshark is a moderately small, slender catshark that reaches a maximum length of .The front of the first dorsal fin is located above and just behind the base of the pelvic fin and the front of the second dorsal fin is located above the hind third of the base of the anal fin.The first dorsal fin is considerably larger than the second and the distance between the two is about the same as the length of the anal fin.