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Scientific Name Pristis pristis  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name
Type Locality Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, western Atlantic [original: "in Europa"]; localities include Marseille, France; Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria; Brazil.
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Size 5600mm or 220.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Western Pacific: northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador. Western Atlantic: Florida and Louisiana, USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola, including the western Mediterranean.
IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 235.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2022 May 21 02:08 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:14)