Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 103

Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 760 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-88 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: CR – Critically endangered (A2cd / 2013) Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal. Eastern Atlantic: known from Gibraltar to Namibia. The current distribution in the Eastern Atlantic is uncertain due to species misidentification, lack of reporting, and the general contraction of its range. This species was historically found along the coast of western Africa from Angola to Mauritania ( Faria et al., 2013). There has been only one confirmed record for the region in the last 10 years ( Sierra Leone in 2003). There are unconfirmed records ( Pristis sp. ) from only two other countries ( Guinea-Bissau in 2011, and Mauritania in 2010).