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Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

Fish

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G2 Imperiled 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Scientific Name
Pristis pectinata 4
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Everglades, Ecosystems
Source Smalltooth sawfish (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

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Colombia

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Israel

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Mozambique

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South Africa

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Tanzania

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pristis pectinata
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Pristis pectinata
    Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. FishBase: Pristis pectinata (FishBase)
FishBase
  • CITES
    Appendix I: International trade banned
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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4. 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
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Pristis pectinata
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G2"
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Smalltooth sawfish (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A1
  • In Biome: Estuary, Introduction
  • In Ecosystem: Everglades, Distribution and habitat
    In the Everglades region of Florida the population is now stable and possibly slowly rising.
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