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title: "Southern Sawshark"
description: "Pristiophorus nudipinnis — Pesci. The shortnose sawshark, (Pristiophorus nudipinnis) or southern sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-sawshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Southern Sawshark

> Pristiophorus nudipinnis — Pesci. The shortnose sawshark, (Pristiophorus nudipinnis) or southern sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Pristiophorus nudipinnis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 8
- Wikidata: [Q28807](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28807)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110375](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110375)

## Names

- en: Southern Sawshark
- de: Kurznasen-Sägehai
- nl: Kortsnuitzaaghaai

## Countries with the most observations

AU (7)

## Summary

The shortnose sawshark, (Pristiophorus nudipinnis) or southern sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. The body of this shark is slightly compressed, and its rostrum is narrow. The two dorsal fins are almost identical in size. In color, the dorsal side of this sawshark tends to be uniformly slate gray, with few or no markings. The ventral side is pale white or cream. Females reach around 124 cm (49 in) long, and males reach around 110 cm (43 in) long. These sharks can live up to 9 years.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Illustrated Catalogue of the Fishes of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia : G. Hassell & Son, 1921 · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pristiophorus_nudipinnis.jpg

## Machine access

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