Knifetooth Sawfish   FISH
Scientific Name:
Anoxypristis cuspidata
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Narrow Sawfish, Pointed Sawfish
Group:
Fishes
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
CR-IUCN: 2006
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Australia, Bangladesh, China, India (Andaman Is.), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Facts Summary:
The Knifetooth Sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "fishes" and found in the following area(s): Australia, Bangladesh, China, India (Andaman Is.), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. This species is also known by the following name(s): Narrow Sawfish, Pointed Sawfish.

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