Lana's sawshark explained

Lana's sawshark (Pristiophorus lanae) or the Philippine sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the Philippines off Apo Island and southern Luzon at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm.^[1]

Max length : 66.9 cm TL male/unsexed, 83.0 cm TL (female)

Its reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

• Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005

Notes and References

1. Ebert . David A. . Wilms . Hana A. . Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., a new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific, with comments on the genus Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) . Zootaxa . 2013 . 3752 . 1 . 86–100 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.7. 25229110 . free .