Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 20

Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Largetooth Sawfish, Common Sawfish; Pez Sierra, Pejesierra.

Distribution: Global: Circumglobal, in tropical and subtropical waters; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Si (Atlantic) and Tr (Pacific), 0– 35 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, CR.

References: Bussing (1966: 236, as Pristis perroteti Müller & Henle 1841 —synonym; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 60, as P. perroteti —synonym; 1998: 53; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Bussing & López (1994: 24, as P. perroteti , brief description, including an illustration), Angulo et al. (2013: 989; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data), Faria et al. (2013: 136; redescription, including an illustration, identification key and information on distribution), Robertson & Allen (2015: 2309; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Valerio-Vargas & Espinoza (2019: 231; distribution in Costa Rica, with a map, and conservation status) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 171; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).