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title: "Japanese Sawshark"
description: "Pristiophorus japonicus — Fish. The Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/japanese-sawshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Sawshark

> Pristiophorus japonicus — Fish. The Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Pristiophorus japonicus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 10
- Wikidata: [Q29113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110374](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110374)

## Names

- en: Japanese Sawshark
- de: Japanischer Sägehai
- nl: Japanse zaaghaai

## Summary

The Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae. This shark has a long, narrow rostrum. Its first dorsal fin originates behind the tips of the pectoral fins, and its caudal fin is angled almost straight in line with the body.  The Japanese sawshark reaches a maximum length of up to 1.36 m (4 ft 6 in).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sawshark

## Photo

![Japanese Sawshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-sawshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: タウナギ · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110374

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-sawshark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).