FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

1234 Sharks
Key to the species of Pristiophoridae occurring in thea area
1a. Barbels closer to rostral tip than mouth or approximately equidistant, prebarbel snout
45 to 51% of preoral snout; spiracles moderately large, width less than 0.5 of eye
diameter; distance from nostrils to mouth more than 1.3 times internarial space; colour
uniform pale yellowish brown above; maximum total length 80 cm, males mature at
62 cm (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pristiophorus sp. B
1b. Barbels slightly closer to mouth than rostral tip, prebarbel snout 51 to 55% of preoral
snout. Spiracles large, width almost 0.75 of eye diameter; distance from nostrils to mouth
about 1.1 to 1.2 times internarial space; colour uniform dark brown above; maximum
total length at least 73 cm (females) (Philippines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pristiophorus sp.
List of species occurring in the area
The symbol is given when species accounts are included.
Pristiophorus sp. B [Last and Stevens, 1994] (Australia)
Pristiophorus sp. (Philippines)
References
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO species catalogue. Vol.4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of
shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop., (125)Vol.4,Pt.1:150 p.
Last, P. and J.D. Stevens. 1993. Sharks and rays of Australia. Australia, CSIRO, 513 p.
Springer, S. and H.R. Bullis, Jr. 1960. A new species of sawsharks, Pristiophorus schroederi, from the Bahamas. Bull.
Mar. Sci. Gulf Caribb., 10(2):241-254.
Pristiophorus sp. B [Last and Stevens, 1994]
En - Tropical sawshark.
Maximum total length at least 84 cm. So far only known from the continental slope off tropical
northeastern Australia between Rockhampton and Cairns in depths of 300 to 400 m. Interest to
fisheries unknown.
Pristiophorus sp.
(after Last and Stevens, 1994)
En - Philippine sawshark.
Maximum total length at least 73 cm. A little-known deep-water sawshark, so far only known from
the upper continental slope off southern Luzon (Balayan Bay, Ragay Gulf) and between Negros and
Siquijor in the Philippines at depths of 229 to 593 m. Interest to fisheries unknown. Previously
confused with Pristiophorus cirratus and P. japonicus, which apparently do not occur in the area.