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Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham, 1794)

Common sawshark
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Records of P. cirratus (Ref. 288, 280) and P. japonicus (Ref. 247) possibly referable to the undescribed Philippine sawshark Pristiophorus sp. which is previously misidentified as P. cirratus and confused with P. japonicus (Ref. 31368, 47737). Pristiophorus cirratus specimen USNM-10170 from Apo Island (Negros Oriental) (Ref. 288) now identified as Pristiophorus sp. C specimen USNM-151231 (Ref. 47949, 47737). Additional materials in CAS museum from Camarines, Ragay Gulf, & Balayan Bay (Ref. 47737).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Longnose sawshark, Requin scie à long nez, Tiburón sierra trompudo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Pristiophoriformes (Saw sharks) > Pristiophoridae (Saw sharks)
Etymology: Pristiophorus: pristio-, presumably derived from prio (Gr.), to saw, but treated here as a noun (a saw); phorus, from phoreus (Gr.), bearer or carrier, referring to saw-like snout (note also that pristis is Greek for sawfish). (See ETYFish);  cirratus: Latin for curly or fringed, referring to long, string-like ventral barbels. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 310 m (Ref. 6871), usually 37 - 146 m (Ref. 54709).   Subtropical; 28°S - 45°S, 113°E - 154°E (Ref. 54709)

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