In a study identifying the species composition of illegally traded elasmobranch products, evidence was collected of the presence of green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Bangladeshi waters of the Bay of Bengal. This is the first confirmed record of Pristis zijsron from this region, extending its known range > 1000 km to the north-west. This is an important record in a region where sawfish have declined significantly and are now rarely sighted; it highlights the urgency of further regional species-specific studies within the Indian Ocean.
Keywords: Pristis pristis; Bay of Bengal; CITES Appendix I; sawfish conservation; sawfish distribution.
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