The Eastern Australian sawshark, ''Pristiophorus peroniensis'', is a sawshark of the

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Pristiophoridae, found off southeastern mainland

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at depths of between 100 and 630 m. Its length is up to 1.36 m. 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 The longnose sawshark (''Pristiophorus cirratus'') or common sawshark, is a sawshark of the family (biology), family Pristiophoridae. Description The longnose sawshark has a slender, slightly flattened body with a very long Rostrum (anatomy), ro ...

References

* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 * Heupel, M.R. 2003.
''Pristiophorus peroniensis''

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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