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Smalltooth Sawfish
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Sharks & rays

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

CR Critically Endangered

Names

EnglishSmalltooth Sawfish
DutchZaagvis
SpanishPez sierra peine
Chinese栉齿锯鳐
Scientific namePristis pectinata Latham, 1794

About this species

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. Reports from elsewhere are now believed to be misidentifications of other species of sawfish. It is a critically endangered species that has disappeared from much of its historical range.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderRhinopristiformes
FamilyPristidae
GenusPristis

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1846First record
1877Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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