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Sixgill Sawshark

Pliotrema warreni Regan 1906

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Found on the continental shelf and upper slope to at least 430 m. Feeds on small fish (including @Champsodon@), crustaceans and squids. Adults are partially segregated from young by occuring in greater depths. Ovoviviparous, with 5 to 7 young in a litter (others have 7 to 17 developing eggs).
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bibliographic citation
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
contributor
Edward Vanden Berghe [email]