WoRMS taxon details
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
105849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105849)
accepted
Species
Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945 · unaccepted
Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794 · unaccepted
Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pristis typica Poey, 1861 · unaccepted
Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895 · unaccepted
Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105849 on 2026-10-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
original description (of Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884) Fischer, J. G. (1884). Über einige Afrikanische Reptilien, Amphibien, und Fische des Naturhistorischen Museums. I. Über die von Herrn G. A. Fischer im Massai-Gebiete (Ost-Afrika) auf seiner in Veranlassung der Geographischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg unternommenen Expedition gesammelten Reptilen, Amphibien und Fische. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 1: 1-32, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895) Jordan, D. S. (1895). The fishes of Sinaloa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2).</em> v. 5: 377-514, Pls. 26-55. [details]
original description (of Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794) Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
original description (of Pristis microdon Latham, 1794) Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
original description (of Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pristis typica Poey, 1861) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061 [details]
original description (of Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Ichthyologia Ohiensis, or natural history of the fishes inhabiting the river Ohio and its tributary streams, preceded by a physical description of the Ohio and its branches. <em>Lexington, Kentucky. W. G. Hunt [for C. S. Rafinesque].</em> 1-90., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6892 [details]
original description (of Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945) Whitley, G. P. (1945). Leichhardt's sawfish. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 11(1): 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39059673#page/55/mode/1up [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884) Fischer, J. G. (1884). Über einige Afrikanische Reptilien, Amphibien, und Fische des Naturhistorischen Museums. I. Über die von Herrn G. A. Fischer im Massai-Gebiete (Ost-Afrika) auf seiner in Veranlassung der Geographischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg unternommenen Expedition gesammelten Reptilen, Amphibien und Fische. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 1: 1-32, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895) Jordan, D. S. (1895). The fishes of Sinaloa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2).</em> v. 5: 377-514, Pls. 26-55. [details]
original description (of Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794) Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
original description (of Pristis microdon Latham, 1794) Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
original description (of Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pristis typica Poey, 1861) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061 [details]
original description (of Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Ichthyologia Ohiensis, or natural history of the fishes inhabiting the river Ohio and its tributary streams, preceded by a physical description of the Ohio and its branches. <em>Lexington, Kentucky. W. G. Hunt [for C. S. Rafinesque].</em> 1-90., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6892 [details]
original description (of Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945) Whitley, G. P. (1945). Leichhardt's sawfish. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 11(1): 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39059673#page/55/mode/1up [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | largetooth sawfishcommon sawfish | [details] |
| German | SchwerthaiSägerochengewöhnlicher Sägefisch | [details] |
| Japanese | ノコギリエイ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | europinė pjūklažuvė | [details] |
| Polish | piła zwyczajna | [details] |
| Russian | пилорыл | [details] |
| Spanish | pez sierra comúnpez sierra | [details] |
| Turkish | testere balığı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Риба-пилка звичайна | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pristis typica Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (278 publications) (from synonym Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis microdon) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis perotteti) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis pristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis typica Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pristis typica Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (278 publications) (from synonym Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis microdon) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis perotteti) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis pristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis antiquorum Latham, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis canaliculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis typica Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis perrotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis caniculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis mississippiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis zephyreus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis woermanni Fischer, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
