Species: 1
order: rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae (sawfishes)
Species: 4
NARROW SAWFISH
Anoxypristis cuspidata (Latham, 1794)
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At least 350 cm TL, possibly to 470 cm TL
Females at 225 cm TL,
Males at ~200 cm TL
Unclear, between 43 and 70 cm TL
~12 pups
Viviparous, with yolk-sac dependency
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First dorsal-fin origin well posterior to pelvic-fin origins
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Ventral lobe of caudal fin well developed
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Rostral saw very long and narrow, with teeth slightly closer together near tip than at middle of saw
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Rostral teeth absent from base of saw
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Denticles lacking from most of body; skin smooth
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