Dwarf sawfish
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| Dwarf sawfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Pristiformes |
| Family: | Pristidae |
| Genus: | Pristis |
| Species: | P. clavata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 |
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The dwarf sawfish or Queensland sawfish, Pristis clavata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical Australia. With a maximum length of approximately 1.4 metres (4.6 ft), this critically endangered species is by far the smallest species in its family.
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[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pristis clavata" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
