Pristiophoridae

Kaja’s sixgill sawshark

Pliotrema kajae

Twin yellow stripes cross a narrowed saw

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

Kaja's sixgill sawshark (Pliotrema kajae) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae found in Madagascar and the Mascarene Plateau. This sawshark lives in submarine ridges and upper insular slopes at depths of 214–320 m (702–1,050 ft). Pliotrema kajae has its barbels situated roughly half way from the rostral tip to the mouth.