Body long, slender; head flattened, with a relatively broad saw-like snout or rostrum and barbels inserted closer to mouth than to snout tip; nostrils oval, positioned halfway between barbels and corner of mouth; dorsal and pectoral fins entirely covered with denticles. Pale grey to greyish-brown above, pale below

At a glance

Habitat On soft bottoms, in depths of 5-110 m
Size Can grow to around 1.3m
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia From south east WA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia From south east WA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
On soft bottoms, in depths of 5-110 m
Size
Can grow to around 1.3m
Common Name Southern Sawshark
Aliases shortnose sawshark,
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassChondrichthyes
SubclassElasmobranchii
OrderPristiophoriformes
FamilyPristiophoridae
GenusPristiophorus
SpeciesPristiophorus nudipinnis
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Synonyms

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