Longcomb sawfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the longcomb sawfish lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pristis zijsron
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rhinopristiformes
Family	Pristidae

Where does the longcomb sawfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the longcomb sawfish in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the longcomb sawfish endangered?

The longcomb sawfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the longcomb sawfish?

The longcomb sawfish (Pristis zijsron) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rhinopristiformes and the family Pristidae, genus Pristis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the longcomb sawfish

The longcomb sawfish, narrowsnout sawfish or green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It has declined drastically and is now considered a critically endangered species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Longcomb sawfish (revision 1376206170), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135918 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).