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Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Pristidae (Sawfishes)
Etymology: Pristis: Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 5 - 70 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 30°N - 37°S, 20°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Red Sea and east to South Africa, western India Sri Lanka, Laos to Papua New Guinea, south to New South Wales, western to eastern Australia (Ref. 114953).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 430 - ? cm
Max length : 730 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5578); common length : 550 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 11228)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Dark grey to blackish brown above, white to yellowish below (Ref. 11228).

Demersal on both insular and continental shelves, but now thought to be extinct through much if its original range (Ref. 114953). Inshore and intertidal species known to enter freshwater in some areas (Ref. 9859). Found in shallow bays, estuaries, and lagoons (Ref. 11228). Often on the bottom with its saw elevated at an angle to the body axis (Ref. 9859). Feeds on fishes and shellfishes (Ref. 58784). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Reaches maturity after 9 years. Females have litters of approximately 12 pups. Maturity size unclear, possibly near 430 cm TL; born at approximately 80 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Flesh considered tasty (Ref. 11228).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : McEachran, John | Collaborateurs

Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 1999. Pristidae. Sawfishes. p. 1410-1417. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO identification guide for fishery purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9859)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niveau de menace critique (CR) (A2cd); Date assessed: 11 March 2022

CITES

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Menace pour l'homme

Traumatogenic (Ref. 9859)

Utilisations par l'homme

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Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851