Pristiophoridae

Anna’s sixgill sawshark

Pliotrema annae

Barbels halfway from snout to mouth

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Large
• Tropical fish

Pliotrema annae, Anna's sixgill sawshark, is a sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae found in Zanzibar (Western Indian Ocean). Until the latest observation, Pliotrema annae is known to live in shallow water at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft). This shark has barbels which are located roughly half way from the rostral tip to the mouth.