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Common names: Araguaguá, Espadarte, Peixe-serra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Amazon River near Manacapuru, some 80 km west of Manaus, and about 1340 km from the sea; also found in the mid-Amazon basin near Santarém (Ref. 57708).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: de Carvalho, M.R. and J.D. McEachran, 2003
National Database:

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Poisson-scie commun, Largetooth sawfish, Small-toothed sawfish, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Pristidae (Sawfishes)
Etymology: Pristis: Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
This species was not reported since the 19th century in the Mediterranean Sea. An award will be granted by the CIESM to any documented, reliable / verifiable evidence (published paper / Ph.D thesis / photo) reporting the species after that date (Ref. 116564).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους 25 - ? m (Ref. 114953). Subtropical; 35°N - 40°S, 120°W - 160°E (Ref. 114953)

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Circumglobally in tropical and subtropical waters, entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses (Ref. 81284, 81624). Western Atlantic: Florida and Louisiana, USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251); eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola, including the western Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 4429; no report since the 19th century [Ref. 116564] ); western Pacific: northern Australia, from western Australia to Queensland (Ref. 7300); eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador (Ref. 4429). In freshwater it can be found in rivers of West Africa (Ref. 81284), Ogowe River (Ref. 81284) and the Congo River estuary (Ref. 377, 81284).

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: L_m 300.0, range 300 - 300 cm
Max length : 750 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 57708); common length : 250 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4429); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 30 έτη (Ref. 57533)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Diagnosis: Rostral blade with 20 or fewer pairs of rostral spines (Ref. 81624).

A euryhaline species (Ref. 57533). Inhabits inshore coastal waters to moderate depth, also around off lying islands. Found also in estuaries, lagoons, river mouths, and even freshwater. Feeds on fishes and bottom-living animals. Ovoviviparous. Apparently can reproduce in freshwater (Ref. 57533). Freshwater populations occur to about 750 km up Amazon River; populations in Lake Nicaragua may be non-migratory (Ref. 7251). Reaches sexual maturity at 8-10 years and females have litters of approximately 1-13 pups. Young spend much of their early life in rivers up to 400 km from the sea (Ref. 114953).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : McEachran, John | Συνεργάτες

Stehmann, M., 1990. Pristidae. p. 51-54. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4429)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2cd); Date assessed: 02 February 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 20.1 - 29.1, mean 27.8 (based on 1796 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5234 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00198 - 0.01270), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.60 se; based on food items.

Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (tmax=44; Fec=1-20;).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (79 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)