Smalltooth Sawfish is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, found in shallow tropical and subtropical coastal and estuarine waters of the Atlantic; reports from elsewhere are now believed to be misidentifications of other sawfish species. It is critically endangered and has disappeared from much of its historical range.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Israel, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pristis pectinata
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Pristis pectinataQuote, Primary Diet, Pristis pectinata
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
2. GBIF Species API
3. Smalltooth sawfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q311651 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q311651
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikipedia)
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