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SpeciesRhinopristiformesPristidae
Sharks & rays

🐟Largetooth sawfish

Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sydlig sågfisk (Pristis pristis, tidigare Pristis microdon, Pristis zephyreus samt Pristis perotteti) är en broskfiskart som beskrivits av Linnaeus 1758, Latham 1794, Müller & Henle 1841, samt av Jordan & Starks 1895. Pristis pristis ingår i släktet Pristis, och familjen sågfiskar. Inga underarter finns listade. Arten är den längsta av alla rockor, och kan bli upp till max 7 meter och väga 600 kg. De flesta individer blir dock sällan över 5 meter. Den äldsta av alla rapporterade sågfiskar blev 30 år gammal, men åter igen blir de flesta inte riktigt så gamla. Den befinner sig för det mesta nära ytan på djup upp till 10 meter. Den behöver tropiska vatten, men kan gå i såväl salt som sött vatten. Arten klassificeras som akut hotad (CR) av IUCN.

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Also called
Common sawfish
Conservation status
CRCritically endangered

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
2.5 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
30 years
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Largetooth sawfish

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Body length
2.5 mrecord 7.5 m · FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Maximum lifespan
30 yearsmaximum recorded
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Trophic level
3.97
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Source: FishBase · v25.04, estimate table · CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.97 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Largetooth sawfish yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderRhinopristiformes
  5. ›familyPristidae
  6. ›genusPristis
  7. ›speciesPristis pristis
Full lineage
  1. classSharks & rays · Chondrichthyes
  2. superorderBatoidea
  3. familyPristidae
  4. genusPristis
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. classSharks & rays · Chondrichthyes
  7. subclassElasmobranchii
  8. superorderBatoidea
  9. familyPristidae
  10. genusPristis
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Pristis pristis Georgia Aquarium Jan 2006Freshwater Sawfish Aquarium of the Pacific
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