longcomb sawfish

Pristis zijsron

Thirty teeth line each side of a long narrow saw

longcomb sawfish is a fish from Indo-West Pacific. The largest recorded length is 730 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Maximum length: 730 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: 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 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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