22.2 Pristis pectinata: 109 em immature male (Natal).
22.2 Pristis pectinata
Latham, 1794
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Groottand-saagvis
Pristis pectinatus Latham, 1794: 278, PI. 26, fig. 2 (no type-locality);
Smith, SFSA No. 59*; Wallace, 1967: 9*; 1969: 25; van der Elst, 1981: 54*.
Saw teeth 24-34 on each side, oral teeth ~;~ in adult; precaudal vertebral count 173-181; total vertebral count 228-232; saw long and narrow,
slightly tapered.
Dark grey to blackish brown above, white to yellowish
below; said to reach 7.6 m or more, but commonly to 5.5 m.
S.A. angling record == 275.8 kg. All tropical continental
seas, south to Port Alfred. Common off Natal and often
taken by anglers there; good eating. Frequents shallow
bays, estuaries and lagoons, and readily enters fresh water.
22.3 Pristis zijsron: (redrawn after Day, 1878).
22: PRISTIDAE (SA WFISHES)
Van der Elst (1981) reports that during summer large
pregnant females enter Lake St. Lucia and Richards Bay to
drop their 15-20 young, each about 60 cm long.
22.3 Pristis zijsron
Bleeker, 1851
Longcomb sawfish
Langkam-saagvis
Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851: 442 (Bandjermassing, Borneo, in fresh
water); Smith, SFSA No. 59a.
Saw teeth 23-32 on each side, usually more than 25; saw longer and narrower than that of P. pectinata.
Greenish grey above, white below. Said to reach 7.3 m or
more. A little-known Indo-West Pacific tropical species,
ranging south to Maputo .
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