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Sawshark species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pliotrema annae, Anna's sixgill sawshark, is a sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae found in Zanzibar (Western Indian Ocean).[2] Until the latest observation, Pliotrema annae is known to live in shallow water at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft).[2][1]
| Anna's sixgill sawshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | Pliotrema |
| Species: | P. annae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pliotrema annae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020[2] | |
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| Range of Anna's sixgill sawshark | |
This shark has barbels which are located roughly half way from the rostral tip to the mouth.[2] Its rostra are constricted between barbel origin and the nostrils.[2]
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