Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Elasmobranchii > Order: Pristiformes > Family: Pristidae > Genus: Pristis > Species: Pristis pristis

Common sawfish - Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Threat status Europe	Critically Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	5 international agreements

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Critically Endangered

Europe

Critically Endangered

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU)	Annex 1: species for which measures have to be taken to improve or restore a favourable conservation status		http://www.cms.int/sharks/en
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.		http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.		http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Common sawfish	English	Fishbase
Espadarte-serra	Portuguese	Fishbase
Harmaasaharausku	Finnish	Fishbase
Pejepeine	Spanish	Fishbase
Pez sierra	Spanish	Fishbase
Pez sierra commún	Spanish	Fishbase
Pez sierra común	Spanish	Fishbase
Pixxisega	Maltese	Fishbase
Pixxiserrieq	Maltese	Fishbase
Poisson-scie commun	French	Fishbase
Sägefisch	Spanish	Fishbase
Scie	French	Fishbase
Scie commune	French	Fishbase
Sija	Maltese	Fishbase

Synonym	Author
Squalus pristis	Linnaeus, 1758
Pristis antiquorum	Latham, 1794
Pristis microdon	(non Latham, 1794)
Pristis clavata	(non Garman, 1906)
Pristis canaliculata	Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Pristis typica	Poey, 1861
Pristis caniculata	Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
FishBase	FishBase
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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