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.
| Eastern Australian sawshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | Pristiophorus |
| Species: | P. peroniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristiophorus peroniensis Yearsley, Last & White, 2008
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| Range of Eastern Australian sawshark | |
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[1]
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pristiophorus peroniensis". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
- Heupel, M.R. 2003. Pristiophorus peroniensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.