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Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw.
A Sawfish is any of the five species in the Pristidae family. Researchers place four species in the taxonomic genus Pristis , and one species in the Anoxypristis genus. Sadly, every single species is currently in danger of extinction.
The largetooth sawfish is one of five species of sawfish—rays that have chainsaw-like snouts called rostrums. This species once swam in warm waters around the world, showing up in many...
17 de abr. de 2024 · sawfish, (family Pristidae), any of five species of sharklike rays forming the genera Pristis and Anoxypristis in the family Pristidae. Sawfishes are found in shallow water in subtropical and tropical regions of the world.
The sawfish family (Pristidae) is divided into two genera or groups (Anoxypristis and Pristis) and five species, which includes the green, dwarf, largetooth, smallmouth, and narrow sawfish. The five species vary in size, geographic range, and in a few physical features such as dorsal fin location, shape of the caudal (tail fin), and their ...
Sawfish are part of the Rajiformes order—a group of flattened marine fish that include rays and skates—and are closely related to sharks. Two species of sawfish are found in U.S. waters: the wide or smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) and the largetooth sawfish (Pristis perotteti).
The family Pristidae consists of five Sawfish species Narrow Sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata), Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata), Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata), Largetooth Sawfish (Pristis pristis) and Green Sawfish (Pristis zijsron).
