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Lana's sawshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Order
  
Pristiophoriformes

Scientific name
  
Pristiophorus lanae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Pristiophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Lana's sawshark

Similar
  
Tropical sawshark, Eastern Australian sawshark, Oman bullhead shark, Northern sawtail catshark, Variegated catshark

The Lana's sawshark or Philippine sawshark, Pristiophorus lanae, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the Philippines off Apo Island and southern Luzon at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm.

Max length : 66.9 cm TL male/unsexed, 83.0 cm TL (female)

Its reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

Lana's sawshark Wikipedia