- Longcomb sawfish
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Longcomb sawfish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Pristiformes Family: Pristidae Genus: Pristis Species: P. zijsron Binomial name Pristis zijsron
Bleeker, 1851The longcomb sawfish, Pristis zijsron, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific oceans, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern China, and south to New South Wales, Australia, between latitudes 21° N and 37° S. This critically endangered species reaches a length of up to 7.3 metres (24 ft).
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pristis zijsron" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Pristidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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