Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

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8 species (see list below)

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Pliotrema warreni
[Sixgill sawshark]

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Pristiophorus cirratus
[Common sawshark]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 84.5 cm TL

Pristiophorus delicatus
[Tropical sawshark]

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Pristiophorus japonicus
[Japanese sawshark]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 83 cm TL

Pristiophorus lanae
[Lana’s Sawshark]

Photo by Alvheim, O.

Pristiophorus nancyae
[African dwarf sawshark]

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Pristiophorus nudipinnis
[Southern sawshark]

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Pristiophorus schroederi
[Bahamas sawshark]

8 Species of Family Pristiophoridae
(Saw sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1906	Pliotrema warreni	Sixgill sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	170 TL
1794	Pristiophorus cirratus	Common sawshark	Eastern Indian Ocean	137 TL
2008	Pristiophorus delicatus	Tropical sawshark	Western Pacific	84.5 TL
1870	Pristiophorus japonicus	Japanese sawshark	Northwest Pacific	136 TL
2013	Pristiophorus lanae	Lana’s Sawshark	Western Pacific	83 TL
2011	Pristiophorus nancyae	African dwarf sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	62.1 TL
1870	Pristiophorus nudipinnis	Southern sawshark	Eastern Indian Ocean	122 TL
1960	Pristiophorus schroederi	Bahamas sawshark	Western Central Atlantic	80 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks(See list of species below)

Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

(See list of species below)