The Snaggletooth Shark occurs throughout UAE coastal waters and is uncommon there and in surrounding areas. It is taken in a variety of fisheries in the Arabian Sea region. While there is limited information available on this species in the region, its large size, relative rarity, and the presence of intensive fisheries mean that, like many large carcharhinids (that are morphologically and ecologically similar to hemigaleids) in the region, it will have undergone significant declines. It is especially susceptible to exploitation (target and bycatch) in many largely unregulated gill net, longline and trawl fisheries that operate within its range outside and surrounding UAE waters. Some management measures are now in place in the Arabian Sea region, although domestic fisheries are likely to continue. Though data specifically from the UAE are not available, individuals in the UAE are a component of a larger, interconnected and migratory population that occurs broadly in the north-western Indian Ocean. It is inferred that declines reported in the Arabian Sea region are representative of its status in the UAE. Based on recorded levels of exploitation and decline in habitat quality, it is suspected to have declined by 30-50% over the past three generation lengths, or about 27 years. It is listed as Vulnerable A2cd.