Kaja's sixgill sawshark (Pliotrema kajae) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae found in Madagascar and the Mascarene Plateau.[2][1] This sawshark lives in submarine ridges and upper insular slopes at depths of 214–320 m (702–1,050 ft).[2]
| Kaja's sixgill 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: | Pliotrema |
| Species: | P. kajae
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| Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020[2]
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| Possible range of Kaja's sixgill sawshark | |
Pliotrema kajae has its barbels situated roughly half way from the rostral tip to the mouth. It also has longer snout, more numerous rostral teeth, and lighter brown dorsal coloration if compared to Pliotrema annae (Anna's sixgill sawshark).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b VanderWright, W.J.; Pollom, R.; Cheok, J.; Rigby, C.L. (2020). "Pliotrema kajae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T171729431A171729482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T171729431A171729482.en.
- ^ a b c d Weigmann, S.; Gon, O.; Leeney, R.H.; Barrowclift, E.; Berggren, P.; Jiddawi, N.; Temple, A.J. (2020). "Revision of the sixgill sawsharks, genus Pliotrema (Chondrichthyes, Pristiophoriformes), with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of P. warreni Regan". PLOS ONE. 15 (3): e0228791. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1528791W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228791. PMC 7080233. PMID 32187191.
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