Biology:Pliotrema annae

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Short description: Sawshark species

Anna's sixgill sawshark
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae
Genus: Pliotrema
Species:
P. annae
Binomial name
Pliotrema annae
Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020[2]
Pliotrema annae distmap.jpg
Range of Anna's sixgill sawshark

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]

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q88163845 entry