Dwarf sawfish

Dwarf sawfish
Pristis clavata in the Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Species:
P. clavata
Binomial name
Pristis clavata
Garman, 1906

The dwarf sawfish or Queensland sawfish, Pristis clavata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical Australia. This endangered species is the smallest species in its family.

  1. ^ Grant, M.I.; Charles, R.; Fordham, S.; Harry, A.V.; Lear, K.O.; Morgan, D.L.; Phillips, N.M.; Simeon, B.; Wakhida, Y.; Wueringer, B.E. (2022). "Pristis clavata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T39390A68641215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T39390A68641215.en. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "CITES Appendices I, II and III" (PDF). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 4 May 2023. p. 54. Retrieved 20 May 2023.