Smalltooth sawfish
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The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters in coastal and estuarine parts of the Atlantic.[1][3] Reports from elsewhere are now believed to be misidentifications of other species of sawfish.[1][4] It is a critically endangered species that has disappeared from much of its historical range.[1]
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Smalltooth sawfish | |
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Pristis pectinata in Aquarium of the Americas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Pristidae |
Genus: | Pristis |
Species: | P. pectinata |
Binomial name | |
Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 | |
IUCN range
Extant (resident)
Possibly extinct
Presence uncertain |
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