Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pristidae Sawfishes

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Anoxypristis cuspidata
[Pointed sawfish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Pristis clavata
[Dwarf sawfish]

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Pristis microdon
[Largetooth sawfish]

Photo by Photo by Bonfil, R.

Pristis pectinata
[Smalltooth sawfish]

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Pristis perotteti
[Large-tooth sawfish]

Photo by Photo by Océanopolis

Pristis pristis
[Common sawfish]

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.

Pristis zijsron
[Longcomb sawfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Anoxypristis cuspidata	Pointed sawfish	Indo-West Pacific	470 TL	1794
Pristis clavata	Dwarf sawfish	Indo-West Pacific	318 TL	1906
Pristis microdon	Largetooth sawfish	Indo-West Pacific	700 TL	1794
Pristis pectinata	Smalltooth sawfish	Atlantic and South-West I	760 TL	1794
Pristis perotteti	Large-tooth sawfish	Northwest Atlantic	650 TL	1841
Pristis pristis	Common sawfish	Circumglobally in tropica	750 TL	1758
Pristis zijsron	Longcomb sawfish	Indo-West Pacific	730 TL	1851

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pristidae Sawfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Pristidae Sawfishes

(See list of species below)