Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Order Pristiophoriformes Scientific name Pristiophorus peroniensis | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Pristiophoridae Rank Species | |
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Similar Western highfin spurdog, Rasptooth dogfish, Largespine velvet dogfish, Asymbolus funebris, Plunket shark | ||
The Eastern Australian sawshark, Pristiophorus peroniensis, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found off southeastern mainland Australia at depths of between 100 and 630 m. Its length is up to 1.36 m.
Prior to its description in 2008, this species was known as Pristiophorus sp. A. This species is now considered to be a relative of Pristiophorus cirratus
References
Eastern Australian sawshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA