Shortnose sawshark
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Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther, 1870 |
The shortnose sawshark, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean endemic to Australia at depths of between 37 and 165 m.
The shortnose sawshark is found on the continental shelf, with a length up to 1.2 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous, with size of pups at birth about 25 cm.
[edit] References
- "Pristiophorus nudipinnis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.