Sixgill sawshark
| Sixgill sawshark Temporal range: Miocene to Present | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | Pliotrema |
| Species: | P. warreni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pliotrema warreni Regan, 1906 | |
| Range of sixgill sawshark shark (in blue) | |
The sixgill sawshark, Pliotrema warreni is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. Unlike other sawsharks, the barbs on this shark's rostrum continue onto the sides of the head. Its barbels are also closer to its mouth than in other species. At maximum, females can reach over 136 cm (54 in) long, and males can reach over 112 cm (44 in) long.