Pristidae


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Noun1.Pristidae - large primitive rays with elongated snouts
family Pristidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Batoidei, order Batoidei, order Rajiformes, Rajiformes - fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
sawfish - primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
genus Pristis, Pristis - type genus of the Pristidae
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In cases of importation of shark species enumerated in CITES, namely sawfish (Pristidae spp), whale shark (Rhincodon typus), great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran), scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini), smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharinus longimanus), porbeagle (lamna nasus), basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), and manta rays (Manta spp), an export or re-export certificate from the administrative authority in the exporting country and an import valid certificate issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment must be secured.
UAE bans shark fishing till June 30
Testing the hotspot concept in a variety of localities and for multiple life stages may help focus future research, management, and conservation efforts for the Pristidae and ultimately promote recovery of these endangered elasmobranchs.
Long-term site fidelity of endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) from different mothers

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