Pristiformes
Pristiformes is one of Poisson-scie containing the family:
- Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838 -- Sawfishes
The word pristiformes , car its origin of the Greek “ pristis ”, which wants to say “saw”. Although it resembles a shark, it is about a line because he has gills opening on the ventral face of his body.
Physical characteristics
The sawfishes are characterized mainly by the osseous prolongation of their Museau, called Rostre, which measures up to two meters and comprises a score of two centimetres long teeth, which gives them the appearance of a saw. In all, the body can measure of one to seven meters, according to the species.
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