| Japanese sawshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | Pristiophorus |
| Species: | P. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristiophorus japonicus Günther, 1870 |
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| Range of the Japanese sawshark | |
The Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus) is a species of sawshark, family Pristiophoridae, found in the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan, Korea, and northern China between latitudes 48°N and 22°N, from the surface to 500 m. Its length is up to 1.35 m.