| Lokale naam | African dwarf sawshark |
| Taal | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Officiële handelsnaam | No |
| Rang | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Land | Mozambique |
| Lokaliteit | |
| Ref. | Ebert, D.A and G.M. Cailliet, 2011 |
| Levensfase | juveniles and adults |
| Geslacht | females and males |
| Kern van de naam | locality/area |
| eerste bijkomend naamsdeel | mod. for size |
| tweede bijkomend naamsdeel | |
| Opmerkingen | Named for its known occurrence and it having the smallest maximum total length for a member of this genus. |