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tropical sawshark (Pristiophorus delicatus)
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Ecological Illustration of tropical sawshark (Pristiophorus delicatus)
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Pristiophoridae

tropical sawshark

Pristiophorus delicatus

Nearly one hundred fifty vertebrae support a pale body

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

tropical sawshark is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Saw Sharks
Family
Pristiophoridae
Genus
Pristiophorus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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