Sawshark and Similar Species
Pristiophorus
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Sawfishes
Pristidae
Key differences: Sawfishes are rays (batoids), not sharks. They are much larger, have gill slits on their ventral surface, lack barbels on their rostrum, and their rostral teeth are all of similar size. Their body is flattened dorsoventrally, resembling a ray, whereas sawsharks have a more typical shark-like body.
Sixgill Sawsharks
Pliotrema
Key differences: The primary difference is the presence of six gill slits in Pliotrema species, compared to five gill slits in Pristiophorus species. Morphologically, they are very similar otherwise.
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