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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimen taken from Zamboanga, Mindanao, SU 40862. Uncertain conservation status, likely to have declined (Ref. 47737).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Pristidae (Sawfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Narrowsnout sawfish, Green sawfish, Requin scie, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last. 1999. (Ref. 9859)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 730 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5578); common length : 550 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 430 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 9859)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 37°S, 25°E - 155°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern China, south to New South Wales, Australia.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dark grey to blackish brown above, white to yellowish below (Ref. 11228).

Inshore and intertidal species known to enter freshwater in some areas (Ref. 9859). Found in shallow bays, estuaries, and lagoons (Ref. 11228). Often on the bottom with its saw elevated at an angle to the body axis (Ref. 9859). Feeds on fishes and shellfishes (Ref. 58784). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Flesh considered tasty (Ref. 11228).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2cd)

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 9859)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Age/Size
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References
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Tools

Special reports

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5234 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (86 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

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