CR — Critically Endangered

Anoxypristis cuspidata

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

22

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

RHINOPRISTIFORMES

Family

PRISTIDAE

Genus

Anoxypristis

Anoxypristis cuspidata belongs to the family PRISTIDAE, order RHINOPRISTIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Earthquakes/tsunamis

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Legislation
Policies and regulations
Compliance and enforcement
06 — Range

Found in 22 Countries

AustraliaBangladeshCape VerdeChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaMyanmar (Burma)OmanPakistanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRussiaSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaTaiwanThailandUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesVietnam
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Anoxypristis cuspidata (Anoxypristis cuspidata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/pointed-sawfish

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