Pristis Linck, 1790
Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas, 1940
Pristis serra (Synonym of Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794, in Bloch, 1801)
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Rajiformes
Family Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Genus Pristis Linck, 1790
Genus Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas, 1940
Composition of species,
Distinguishing feature of the rostra (data from "Sawfish Conservation", Sawfish Conservation Society. Web. 26 July 2014)
|
Species |
max. length in cm |
max. length of the rostrum |
number of teeth per side |
notice |
|
Anoxypristis cuspidata |
Pupped: 43-70 cm |
12-41% of TL |
16-33 |
Counts differ between region and possible between sex, no posterior groove on rostral teeth, lack of rostral teeth near the start of its rostrum |
|
Pristis clavata |
Pupped: 65-81 cm |
15-26% of TL |
18-27 |
posterior groove on rostral teeth partial in juveniles but extends further in adults |
|
Pristis pectinata |
Pupped: 61-81 cm |
21-30% of TL |
20-30 |
Counts differ between region and between sex |
|
Pristis pristis |
Pupped: 73-91 cm |
19-28% of TL |
14-24 |
Counts differ between region and between sex, groove on posterior margin of rostral teeth extends to base |
|
Pristis zijsron |
Pupped: 61-80 cm |
21-31& of TL |
23-37 |
groove on posterior margin of rostral teeth extends to base on anterior teeth in junveniles and the majority of teeth in adults |
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) rostrum © Jeff Whitty, Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Murdoch University, Australia
Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851, rostrum © Jeff Whitty, Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Murdoch University, Australia
Anoxypristis cuspidata (Latham, 1794) rostrum, © Jeff Whitty, Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Murdoch University, Australia
Pristis clavata Garman, 1906, rostrum © Jeff Whitty, Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Murdoch University, Australia
List of references:
| Rajiformes |
