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The shark species "African Dwarf Sawshark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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African Dwarf Sawshark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Sawsharks (Pristiophoriformes)
Family:
Sawsharks (Pristiophoridae)
Genus:
Pristiophorus
Names
Scientific:
Pristiophorus nancyae
English:
African Dwarf Sawshark
German:
Afrikanischer Zwergsägehai
Vulnerability
Category: Least Concern (LC)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2019
Trend: Stable




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