Eastern Australian sawshark

Taxobox
name = Eastern Australian sawshark


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status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = unknown
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Pristiophoriformes
familia = Pristiophoridae
genus = "Pristiophorus"
species = "P. sp.A"
binomial = "Pristiophorus sp.A"
binomial_authority =
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range_map_caption = Range of Eastern Australian sawshark

The Eastern Australian sawshark, "Pristiophorus sp.A", is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found off southeastern mainland Australia at depths of between 100 and 630 m. Its length is up to 1.36 m.

The Eastern Australian sawshark is found on offshore continental slopes. It is a large stocky sawshark with a moderately long, narrow rostral saw. The barbels are closer to the rostral tip than the mouth. There are 20 to 25 large lateral sawteeth, 11 to 15 before the barbels, 9 to 10 behind.

Coloration is plain grey-brown above, with no spots or bars, and white below. The rostrum has darker brownish stripes along the midline and on the edges.

Its reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, "Sharks of the World", Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
* Heupel, M.R. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42719/all Pristiophorus sp. nov. A] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.