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| Scientific Name | Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ocean. |
| Synonym(s) | Pristis acutirostris, Pristis annandalei, Pristis evermanni, Pristis granulosa, Pristis leptodon, Pristis megalodon, Pristis occa, Pristis serra, Pristobatus occa |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 7600mm or 299.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Circumglobal. Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), Bermuda and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina. Caribbean, rare in Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar to Namibia; possibly in the Mediterranean Sea. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines. Possibly occurring in the eastern Pacific. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London v. 2 (art. 25), pp 278, Pl. 26 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:47.233.1535.8532 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:14) |