Pristiophorus cirratus Latham 1974 (saw shark)

Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae

Alternative combination: Pristis cirratus

Belongs to Pristiophorus according to C. J. Underwood and J. Schlogl 2013

See also Keyes 1982

Sister taxa: Pristiophorus japonicus, Pristiophorus lacipidinensis, Pristiophorus laevis, Pristiophorus lanceolata, Pristiophorus lanceolatus, Pristiophorus lineatus, Pristiophorus napierensis, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, Pristiophorus pricei, Pristiophorus schroederi, Pristiophorus smithi, Pristiophorus striatus, Pristiophorus suevicus, Pristiophorus tumidens

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pristiophorus cirratus in the database

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