Green Sawfish
Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851: 442. Holotype: RMNH 7418 (rostrum only). Type locality: Bandjarmasin, Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Local synonymy: Pristis zijsron: Compagno, 1986: 111, fig. 22.3, pl. 4; Compagno et al., 1989: 74, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 115; Heemstra & Heemstra, 2004: 76; Faria et al., 2013: 136; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 146; Everett et al., 2015: 275; Last et al., 2016b: 474; Last et al., 2016c: 64, fig. 8.5; Weigmann, 2016: 918.
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 11135.
South African distribution: KZN, but the exact limits of its distribution are uncertain due to misidentification with P. pristis.
Remarks: Pristis zijsron was long misidentified with other sawfish species due to the complicated taxonomic history of the group.
Conservation status: CR (2013).