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Pristis pristis

Pristis pristis

Schwerthai(+12)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155386409

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine Freshwater

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(2)

Gulf of Mexico

European Marine Waters

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 9 languages.

SchwerthaideuSägerochendeucommon sawfishengeuropinė pjūklažuvėlitgewöhnlicher Sägefischdeu+8 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 9 languages.

Schwerthai

deu

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Sägerochen

deu

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

common sawfish

eng

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

europinė pjūklažuvė

lit

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

gewöhnlicher Sägefisch

deu

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

largetooth sawfish

eng

Source: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

pez sierra

spa

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

pez sierra común

spa

Source: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

piła zwyczajna

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

testere balığı

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Риба-пилка звичайна

ukr

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

пилорыл

rus

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

ノコギリエイ

jpn

Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaChordataVertebrataGnathostomataChondrichthyesElasmobranchiiNeoselachiiBatoideaRhinopristiformesPristidaePristisPristis pristis

DOM

Biota

Biota868,823

K

Animalia

Animalia624,570

P

Chordata

SUB

Vertebrata

Vertebrata49,207

INF

Gnathostomata

Gnathostomata49,030

Chondrichthyes

Chondrichthyes1,702

C

Elasmobranchii

Elasmobranchii1,631

SUB

Neoselachii

Neoselachii1,630

INF

Batoidea

O

Rhinopristiformes

Rhinopristiformes95

F

Pristidae

G

Pristis

S

Pristis pristis

Pristis pristis

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)

NCBI:txid1577861

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(8)

Pristis antiquorumLatham, 1794

Pristis canaliculataBloch & Schneider, 1801

Pristis caniculataBloch & Schneider, 1801

Pristis mississippiensisRafinesque, 1820

Pristis typicaPoey, 1861

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CITATIONS

References(4)

1

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

additional source

2

Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1).

ecology sourceDOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4

3

McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

additional source

4

van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374

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