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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae Sawfishes

Genus: Pristis

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pristis clavata Dwarf sawfish Indo-West Pacific 318 TL 1906
Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish Indo-West Pacific 700 TL 1794
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth sawfish Atlantic and South-West I 760 TL 1794
Pristis perotteti Large-tooth sawfish Northwest Atlantic 650 TL 1841
Pristis pristis Common sawfish Circumglobally in tropica 750 TL 1758
Pristis zijsron Longcomb sawfish Indo-West Pacific 730 TL 1851



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          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

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