PeRMS name details
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794
217376 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217376)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, estuaries, river mouths and in freshwater rivers and lakes....
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, estuaries, river mouths and in freshwater rivers and lakes. Feeds on benthic animals and small schooling species. The saw is used for grubbing and attacking prey as well as for defence. Ovoviviparous, producing 15-20 embryos. The saws sell as tourist souvenirs (Ref. 7248). Marketed salted. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pristis microdon Latham, 1794. Accessed through: Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217376 on 2026-10-01
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Pristis microdon Latham, 1794. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217376 on 2026-10-01
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Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, estuaries, river mouths and in freshwater rivers and lakes. Feeds on benthic animals and small schooling species. The saw is used for grubbing and attacking prey as well as for defence. Ovoviviparous, producing 15-20 embryos. The saws sell as tourist souvenirs (Ref. 7248). Marketed salted. [details]
