large-tooth sawfish

Pristis perotteti

An Atlantic name rejoins one broad global saw

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis, syn. P. microdon and P. perotteti) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, but also enters freshwater.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Maximum length: 650 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: Texas, Florida. Northeast Atlantic: West Africa. Eastern and Western Central Pacific: off northern Australia. Indo-China: East Indies. South America: Amazon near Santárem, Brazil.

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