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Pristis clavata
Garman, 1906
Dwarf sawfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Pristidae
Reference of the original description
New Plagiostoma. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 46(11), 203–208
New Plagiostoma. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 46(11), 203–208
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Description :
Citation: Pristis clavata Garman, 1906: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 © Peter M. Kyne, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 © Peter M. Kyne, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Common names
Dwarf sawfish, Leichhardt"s sawfish, Queensland sawfish
Dwarf sawfish, Leichhardt"s sawfish, Queensland sawfish
Short Description
Greenish brown, rarely yellowish; white ventrally; fins paler. Body shark-like, pectoral fins distinct; head flattened, with a blade-like snout bearing 18-22 pairs of lateral teeth; blade broad, not tapering distally. Nostrils broad with large nasal flaps. Rostral teeth slender, with a groove along posterior margins; teeth reaching basal quarter of blade. Skin with denticles.
Greenish brown, rarely yellowish; white ventrally; fins paler. Body shark-like, pectoral fins distinct; head flattened, with a blade-like snout bearing 18-22 pairs of lateral teeth; blade broad, not tapering distally. Nostrils broad with large nasal flaps. Rostral teeth slender, with a groove along posterior margins; teeth reaching basal quarter of blade. Skin with denticles.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific; India (Bay of Bengal) to eastern Australia, isolated record from Réunion [24867] Source: www.gbif.org
Indo-West Pacific; India (Bay of Bengal) to eastern Australia, isolated record from Réunion [24867] Source: www.gbif.org
Size / Weight / Age
TL (max): 310 cm TL, males mature at ~260 cm TL, females slightly larger, TL (born): ~65 cm [24867]
TL (max): 310 cm TL, males mature at ~260 cm TL, females slightly larger, TL (born): ~65 cm [24867]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5052; CITES: (see: Protected Species for more details) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: I; Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: A
shark-references Species-ID=5052; CITES: (see: Protected Species for more details) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: I; Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: A
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Monogenea
- Neoheterocotyle darwinensis Chisholm & Whittington, 2000 [7370]
Cestoda
- Floriparicapitus euzeti Cielocha, Jensen & Caira, 2014 [21566]
- Matticestus anneae Caira, Jensen & Fyler, 2018 [26088]
- Matticestus kathleenae Caira, Jensen & Fyler, 2018 [26088]
- Prochristianella clarkeae Beveridge, 1990 [17404]
- Pterobothrium australiense Campbell & Beveridge, 1996 [15789]
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