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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Pristis antiquorum, Pristis canaliculata, Pristis caniculata, Pristis mississippiensis, Pristis perotteti, Pristis typica, Pristis woermanni, Squalus pristis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 5600mm or 220.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 235. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. pristis on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. pristis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. pristis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:47.233.1535.8533 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:14) |