African dwarf sawshark
The African dwarf sawshark (Pristiophorus nancyae), is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. Scientists discovered this species in 2011. They caught one off the coast of Mozambique at a depth of 1,600 feet.
| African dwarf sawshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | Pristiophorus |
| Species: | P. nancyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristiophorus nancyae | |