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Saw sharks  (Pristiophorus)

General data

  • Main name: Saw sharks

Classification

  • Family: Pristiophoridae - Pristiophoridae
  • Order: Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks
  • Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
  • Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Species

Longnose sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus)

Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus)

Tropical sawshark (Pristiophorus delicatus)

Lana’s Sawshark (Pristiophorus lanae)

African dwarf sawshark (Pristiophorus nancyae)

Southern sawshark (Pristiophorus nudipinnis)

Bahamas sawshark (Pristiophorus schroederi)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
    • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
      • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
      • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
      • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
      • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
      • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
      • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
      • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
      • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
      • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
      • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
      • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
      • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
      • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
        • Pristiophoridae - Pristiophoridae->
          • Pristiophorus - Saw sharks->
          • Pliotrema - Pliotrema->
    • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->