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The '''Philippine sawshark''', ''Pristiophorus sp.C'', is a [[sawshark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pristiophoridae]], found in the [[Philippines]] off [[Apo Island]] and southern [[Luzon]] at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm. |
The '''Philippine sawshark''', ''Pristiophorus sp.C'', is a [[sawshark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pristiophoridae]], found in the [[Philippines]] off [[Apo Island]] and southern [[Luzon]] at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm. |
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* [[Leonard Compagno|Compagno]], Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey [[2005]] ISBN 0-691-12072-2 |
* [[Leonard Compagno|Compagno]], Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey [[2005]] ISBN 0-691-12072-2 |
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The Philippine sawshark, Pristiophorus sp.C, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the Philippines off Apo Island and southern Luzon at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm.
The Philippine sawshark is small and slender with a long and very narrow rostrum. The saw is slightly concave between the barbels and the nostrils.
Coloration is a uniform dark brown above, with no spots or bars, and white below.
Its reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.
References
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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