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Sixgill sawshark

Fish

The sixgill sawshark, Pliotrema warreni, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. Unlike other sawsharks, the barbs on its rostrum continue onto the sides of its head, and its barbels sit closer to its mouth than in other species. Females can reach over 136 centimeters in length, and males over 112 centimeters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Pliotrema warreni 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Sixgill sawshark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Pliotrema warreni (FishBase)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Kenya

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mozambique

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. FishBase: Pliotrema warreni (FishBase)
FishBase
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: of no interest; gamefish: yes
  • Biology: feeding
    Feeds on bony fish, also shrimp, mysids and squid
  • In Biome: Marine, Environment
    Marine; demersal
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Sixgill sawshark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28880 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Requins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Tiburones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Sharks","language":"EN"},{"name":"板鳃亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Sixgill sawshark (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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