Lana's sawshark

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{{Speciesbox

| name = Lana's sawshark

| genus = Pristiophorus

| species = lanae

| authority = Ebert & Wilms, 2013

| range_map = Lana's Sawshark Range.png

| range_map_caption = Range of Lana's sawshark

}}

Lana's sawshark (Pristiophorus lanae) or the Philippine sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the Philippines off Apo Island and southern Luzon at depths of between 230 and 590 m. Its length is up to 73 cm.{{cite journal |last1=Ebert |first1=David A. |last2=Wilms |first2=Hana A. |title=Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., a new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific, with comments on the genus Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) |journal=Zootaxa |date=2013 |volume=3752 |issue=1 |pages=86–100 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.7|pmid=25229110 |doi-access=free }}

Max length : 66.9 cm TL male/unsexed, 83.0 cm TL (female)

Its reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous.

References

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  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 {{ISBN|0-691-12072-2}}

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Lana's sawshark

Category:Endemic fauna of the Philippines

Category:Fish of the Philippines

Lana's sawshark

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