Order PRISTIOPHORIFORMES
Introduction
The order Pristiophoriformes includes a single extant family of sawsharks, the Pristiophoridae. Sawsharks are distinguished from the sawfishes by having the gill openings on the sides of the body as in other sharks (Compagno 1984).
General References
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249