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Pristidae

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PRISTIDAE

Pristis Linck, 1790 , old sawfish records in the Mediterranean (Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Israel) are to be considered doubtful (Stehmann & Bürkel, 1984; Tortonese, 1985, 1987; Serena, 2005). Nevertheless, Psomadakis et al. (2009b) found an old museum specimen (without catalogue number) as well as handwritten archive data in the Zoological Museum of Naples (Italy), supporting the record of a sawfish in the Mediterranean given by Costa (1837), but were unable to ascertain specific identity of this specimen due to the confusion regarding the identity, number and nomenclature of pristid species.

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Published as part of Psomadakis, Peter Nick, Giustino, Stefano & Vacchi, Marino, 2012, Mediterranean fish biodiversity: an updated inventory with focus on the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas, pp. 1-46 in Zootaxa 3263 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.280724

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Biodiversity

Family
Pristidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Pristiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Taxon rank
family

References

  • Stehmann M. & Burkel, D. L. (1984) Pristidae. In: Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchot, M. L., Hureau, J. C., Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E.
  • Serena, F. (2005) Field identification guide to sharks and rays of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 97 pp.
  • Psomadakis, P. N., Maio, N. & Vacchi, M. (2009 b) The chondrichthyan biodiversity in the Gulf of Naples (SW Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea): an historical overview. Cybium, 33 (3), 199 - 209.
  • Costa, O. G. (1837) Sega marina degli antichi; Pristis antiquorum. Parte 3. Pesci. Fauna del Regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo Regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de'nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti. Stabilimento Tipografico F. Azzolino, Napoli, pp. 1 - 8.