Shortnose sawshark
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The shortnose sawshark, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, is a sawshark
of the family
Pristiophoridae, found along the eastern coast of Australia
at depths of between 37 and 165 m.
The shortnose sawshark has a length up to 1.2 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous, with size of pups at birth about 25 cm.
Sawshark
The sawsharks or saw sharks are an order of sharks bearing long blade-like snouts edged with teeth, which they use to slash and disable their prey...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pristiophoridae, found along the eastern coast of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at depths of between 37 and 165 m.
The shortnose sawshark has a length up to 1.2 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous, with size of pups at birth about 25 cm.