Pristis clavata

Garman, 1906


Dwarf sawfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Pristidae

Reference of the original description
Garman, S. (1906)
New Plagiostoma. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 46(11), 203–208

Image of the original description
No image in first description.

Types
Pristis clavata
Holotype: MCZ: 733-S


Description :


Citation: Pristis clavata Garman, 1906: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 © Peter M. Kyne, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Common names
eng Dwarf sawfish, eng Leichhardt"s sawfish, eng Queensland sawfish

Short Description
Greenish brown, rarely yellowish; white ventrally; fins paler. Body shark-like, pectoral fins distinct; head flattened, with a blade-like snout bearing 18-22 pairs of lateral teeth; blade broad, not tapering distally. Nostrils broad with large nasal flaps. Rostral teeth slender, with a groove along posterior margins; teeth reaching basal quarter of blade. Skin with denticles.

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific; India (Bay of Bengal) to eastern Australia, isolated record from Réunion [24867] Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733].

Size / Weight / Age
TL (max): 310 cm TL, males mature at ~260 cm TL, females slightly larger, TL (born): ~65 cm [24867]

Habitat
demersal; brackish; marine; possibly into freshwater, depth range 0 - ? m [24867]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5052; CITES: (see: Protected Species for more details) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: I; Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: A

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
  • Neoheterocotyle darwinensis Chisholm & Whittington, 2000 [7370]

Cestoda
  • Floriparicapitus euzeti Cielocha, Jensen & Caira, 2014 [21566]
  • Matticestus anneae Caira, Jensen & Fyler, 2018 [26088]
  • Matticestus kathleenae Caira, Jensen & Fyler, 2018 [26088]
  • Prochristianella clarkeae Beveridge, 1990 [17404]
  • Pterobothrium australiense Campbell & Beveridge, 1996 [15789]