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 humboldti, Pristiophorus japonicus, Pristiophorus lacipidinensis, Pristiophorus laevis, Pristiophorus lanceolata, Pristiophorus lanceolatus, Pristiophorus lineatus, Pristiophorus napierensis, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, Pristiophorus pricei, Pristiophorus rupeliensis, 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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