- Common sawfish
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Common sawfish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Pristiformes Family: Pristidae Genus: Pristis Species: P. pristis Binomial name Pristis pristis
(Linnaeus, 1758)The common sawfish, Pristis pristis, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, eastern Pacific and in northern Australia.[1] As suggested by its name, it was once plentiful, but has now declined drastically leading to it being considered a critically endangered species by the IUCN.[1] Its maximum length is 7.5 metres (25 ft), though 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) is more common.[2] Reproduction is ovoviviparous. Its taxonomy remains unresolved, and it forms a species complex together with P. microdon and P. perotteti.
See also
References
- ^ a b Cook, S.F. & Compagno, L.J.V. (2006). Pristis pristis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 October 2009.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pristis pristis" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Pristidae
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