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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

Genus: Pristiophorus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pristiophorus cirratus Common sawshark Eastern Indian Ocean 137 TL 1794
Pristiophorus delicatus Tropical sawshark Western Pacific 84.5 TL 2008
Pristiophorus japonicus Japanese sawshark Northwest Pacific 136 TL 1870
Pristiophorus lanae Lana’s Sawshark Western Pacific 90 TL 2013
Pristiophorus nancyae African dwarf sawshark Western Indian Ocean 62.1 TL 2011
Pristiophorus nudipinnis Southern sawshark Eastern Indian Ocean 122 TL 1870
Pristiophorus schroederi Bahamas sawshark Western Central Atlantic 80 TL 1960



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