A general term for a family or genus of the order Pristiophoridae, or the name of one of its species. The Pristiophoridae family (sawsharks) are characterized by a thin, long, protruding snout, with a row of spike-like, enlarged scales on both sides, making the snout saw-like, and a pair of long barbels on the underside near the center. When a sawshark finds prey, it swings its snout around, piercing the prey with the spines on its snout to injure it before feeding. There are two genera known in the Pristiophoridae family, and the South African genus Pliotrema is extremely unique in that it has six pairs of gill slits. There are seven known species of the Pristiophorus genus, which has five pairs of gill slits, but only one, the Japanese sawshark, P. japonicus , is found in the waters off Japan. This species only grows to a maximum length of about 1.5 meters. They reproduce by yolk-dependent viviparity, giving birth to about 12 young. They are found in the waters from Hokkaido to southern Japan, Taiwan, and the East China Sea. Their meat has no odor and is used as an ingredient in paste products. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists them as Least Concern (LC) (as of September 2021). [Kazuhiro Nakatani October 20, 2021] [Reference] |© Tadaaki Ohkata "> Major types of sharks (3) [specimen illustrations] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
軟骨魚綱ノコギリザメ目の科や属の総称、またはその1種の名称。ノコギリザメ科Pristiophoridae(英名sawsharks)は吻(ふん)が薄く長く突出し、その両側に釘(くぎ)状に肥大した楯鱗(じゅんりん)が棘(とげ)状に1列に並び、吻全体が鋸状を呈し、その中央部付近の下側に1対(つい)の長いひげがあることが特徴である。ノコギリザメ類は獲物をみつけると吻を振り回し、獲物に吻の棘を刺して傷つけてから摂餌(せつじ)をする。ノコギリザメ科には2属が知られており、南アフリカのムツエラノコギリザメ属Pliotremaは鰓孔(さいこう)が6対あることできわめて特異的である。5対の鰓孔をもつノコギリザメ属Pristiophorusは7種が知られており、日本近海にはノコギリザメP. japonicus(英名Japanese sawshark)1種のみが分布する。同種は最大でも1.5メートル程度にしかならない。生殖方法は卵黄依存型の胎生で、12尾ほどの子を産む。北海道から南日本、台湾の海域、東シナ海などに分布する。肉は臭みがなく、練り製品の原料などに利用される。国際自然保護連合(IUCN)のレッド・リストでは、低懸念(LC)とされている(2021年9月時点)。 [仲谷一宏 2021年10月20日] [参照項目] |©大片忠明"> サメのおもな種類(3)〔標本画〕 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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