Dwarf sawfish
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| Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 |
The dwarf sawfish or Queensland sawfish, Pristis clavata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in shallow tropical Australian waters between latitudes 10° S and 22° S. Its length is up to 1.4 m (4.6 feet), making it the smallest sawfish.
The dwarf sawfish is greenish brown (rarely yellowish), white ventrally, with pale fins. The pectoral fins are distinct, and the head is flattened with a blade-like snout bearing 18 to 22 pairs of lateral teeth. The nostrils are broad with large nasal flaps. The skin has denticles.
It is an inshore and intertidal species found in estuaries and on tidal mudflats, ascending brackish areas of rivers. Its biology little known. The flesh may be good to eat.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
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- "Pristis clavata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
