Family Pristidae - Sawfishes
Order : Rhinopristiformes Pristidae
Class : Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase : Genera : 2 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : upper   Cretaceous     Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Snout elongated into a long flat blade with teeth of uniform size deeply embedded on each side. No barbels. Head depressed. The body more or less resembling a shark. Two distinct dorsal fins. Giant fishes of coastal waters, entering estuaries and ascending large rivers for great distances. Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Used for food and regarded as exciting game fishes because of their size. Although generally harmless to humans, their large size and sawlike beak make them dangerous when hooked or speared. Of the many nominal species only four appear to be valid.
Etymology : Greek, pristis = saw
Reproductive guild : bearers
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991
Coordinator : Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991
Deep Fin Classification :

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Pristidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
! Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis typica Poey, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis microdon (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis clavata (non Garman, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis pristis (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pristis antiquorum (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis perotteti (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pristis pectinatus Latham, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
Pristis granulosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis serra Bloch & Schneider, 1801
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis megalodon Duméril, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis acutirostris Duméril, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristobatus occa Duméril, 1865
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis occa (Duméril, 1865)
ambiguousquestionablenew
Pristis leptodon Duméril, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
! Pristis evermanni Fischer, 1884
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pristis annandalei Chaudhuri, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristis antiquorum (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis zijsron (non Bleeker, 1851)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis clavata (non Garman, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Pristis microdon (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pristis zisron Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
! Pristis zyrson Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
! Pristis zysron Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
! Pristis zysross Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
Pristis pectinata (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pristis clavata Garman, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristis pectinata (non Latham, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anoxypristis cuspidata (Latham, 1794)
acceptedseniornew
! Pristis cuspidatus Latham, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
! Anoxypristis cuspidate (Latham, 1794)
synonymseniornew
! Anoxypristis cuspidatus (Latham, 1794)
synonymseniornew
! Pristis cuspidata Latham, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
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