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Pristis
Sign in to savePristis is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae. These large fish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and freshwater lakes and rivers. Sawfish have declined drastically and all species are considered critically endangered today.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRhinopristiformes
- FamilyPristidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
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Pristis is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae. These large fish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and freshwater lakes and rivers. Sawfish have declined drastically and all species are considered critically endangered today.
==Taxonomy== The scientific genus name Pristis is derived from the Greek word for saw.
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