| African dwarf 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: | Pristiophorus |
| Species: | P. nancyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristiophorus nancyae | |
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| Known range of the Dwarf sawshark | |
Pristiophorus nancyae, the African dwarf sawshark or dwarf sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. The species was discovered in 2011 when a specimen was caught off the coast of Mozambique at a depth of 1,600 ft (490 m).[2]
- ^ Ebert, David A.; Cailliet, Gregor M. (2011). "Pristiophorus Nancyae, a New Species of Sawshark (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) from Southern Africa". Bulletin of Marine Science. 87 (3): 501–512. doi:10.5343/bms.2010.1108.
- ^ California Academy of Sciences, "140 NEW SPECIES DESCRIBED BY CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN 2011", California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco Museum and Planetarium - Bay Area Natural History Museum, December 14, 2011.http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2011/new_species.php