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First confirmed record of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron from Bangladeshi waters
Author(s) -
Haque Alifa B.,
Das Sudipta A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13874
Subject(s) - bay , critically endangered , biology , elasmobranchii , fishery , range (aeronautics) , endangered species , chondrichthyes , ecology , zoology , geography , archaeology , habitat , materials science , composite material
In a study identifying the species composition of illegally traded elasmobranch products, evidence was collected of the presence of green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Bangladeshi waters of the Bay of Bengal. This is the first confirmed record of Pristis zijsron from this region, extending its known range > 1000 km to the north‐west. This is an important record in a region where sawfish have declined significantly and are now rarely sighted; it highlights the urgency of further regional species‐specific studies within the Indian Ocean.