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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

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Photo by Weigmann, S. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 98 cm TL Pliotrema annae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020 Photo by Weigmann, S. Pliotrema annae [Anna's sixgill sawshark]	Photo by Weigmann, S. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 143 cm TL Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020 Photo by Weigmann, S. Pliotrema kajae [Kaja's sixgill sawshark]	Photo by Weigmann, S. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 170 cm TL Pliotrema warreni Regan, 1906 Photo by Weigmann, S. Pliotrema warreni [Warren's sixgill sawshark]
Photo by FAO Eastern Indian Ocean Max. Length 137 cm TL Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham, 1794) Photo by FAO Pristiophorus cirratus [Common sawshark]	No picture found Max. Length 84.5 cm TL Pristiophorus delicatus [Tropical sawshark]	Photo by FAO Northwest Pacific Max. Length 136 cm TL Pristiophorus japonicus Günther, 1870 Photo by FAO Pristiophorus japonicus [Japanese sawshark]
No picture found Max. Length 90 cm TL Pristiophorus lanae [Lana's Sawshark]	Photo by Alvheim, O. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 62.1 cm TL Pristiophorus nancyae Ebert & Cailliet, 2011 Photo by Alvheim, O. Pristiophorus nancyae [African dwarf sawshark]	Photo by FAO Eastern Indian Ocean Max. Length 122 cm TL Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther, 1870 Photo by FAO Pristiophorus nudipinnis [Southern sawshark]
Photo by FAO Western Central Atlantic Max. Length 80 cm TL Pristiophorus schroederi Springer & Bullis, 1960 Photo by FAO Pristiophorus schroederi [Bahamas sawshark]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Pliotrema annae	Anna's sixgill sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	98 TL	2020
Pliotrema kajae	Kaja's sixgill sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	143 TL	2020
Pliotrema warreni	Warren's sixgill sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	170 TL	1906
Pristiophorus cirratus	Common sawshark	Eastern Indian Ocean	137 TL	1794
Pristiophorus delicatus	Tropical sawshark	Western Pacific	84.5 TL	2008
Pristiophorus japonicus	Japanese sawshark	Northwest Pacific	136 TL	1870
Pristiophorus lanae	Lana's Sawshark	Western Pacific	90 TL	2013
Pristiophorus nancyae	African dwarf sawshark	Western Indian Ocean	62.1 TL	2011
Pristiophorus nudipinnis	Southern sawshark	Eastern Indian Ocean	122 TL	1870
Pristiophorus schroederi	Bahamas sawshark	Western Central Atlantic	80 TL	1960

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: PristiophoriformesFamily: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae Saw sharks