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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

Genus: Pliotrema

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 98 cm TL
Pliotrema annae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020

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Pliotrema annae
[Anna’s sixgill sawshark]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020

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Pliotrema kajae
[Kaja’s sixgill sawshark]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Pliotrema warreni Regan, 1906

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Pliotrema warreni
[Warren’s sixgill sawshark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pliotrema annae Anna’s sixgill sawshark Western Indian Ocean 98 TL 2020
Pliotrema kajae Kaja’s sixgill sawshark Western Indian Ocean 143 TL 2020
Pliotrema warreni Warren’s sixgill sawshark Western Indian Ocean 170 TL 1906



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