The Eastern Australian sawshark, Pristiophorus peroniensis, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found off southeastern mainland Australia at depths of between 100 and 630 m. Its length is up to 1.36 m.
Eastern Australian sawshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
Family: | Pristiophoridae |
Genus: | Pristiophorus |
Species: | P. peroniensis
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Binomial name | |
Pristiophorus peroniensis Yearsley, Last & White, 2008
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Range of Eastern Australian sawshark |
Prior to its description in 2008, this species was known as Pristiophorus sp. A. This species is now considered to be a relative of Pristiophorus cirratus[1]