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Genetic and historical evidence of common sawsharks Pristiophorus cirratus in the waters of southern Queensland
Author(s) -
Nevatte Ryan J.,
Wueringer Barbara E.,
Gillings Michael R.,
Williamson Jane E.
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.14122
Subject(s) - biology , cape , historical record , prawn , fishery , oceanography , archaeology , ecology , geography , art , memoir , art history , geology
In 2011, a male pristiophorid was caught by a prawn trawler north east of Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia. Molecular analyses confirmed the specimen to be the common sawshark Pristiophorus cirratus . Historical catch data indicate the occurrence of the species in the region but this is the first verified record of P. cirratus occurring in the waters of southern Queensland. Together, these records extend the recognised northern limit of P. cirratus by c . 500 km, which suggests that further investigation of its distribution is warranted.