smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

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smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

A large sawfish brought alongside for tagging. The rostrum is the protruding " saw" and its tooth-like appendages are called "denticles."
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Source http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/fish1952.htm
Author NOAA
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The smalltooth sawfish or wide sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a sawfish of the family Pristidae. It is found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters in coastal parts of the Atlantic, including the Mediterranean.

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Scientific Name: Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 Common Names: Smalltooth Sawfish, Wide Sawfish; [French] Poisson-scie; [Spanish] Pejepeine, Pez Sierra, Pez Sierra Peine, Sayyaf, Sayyafah Synonyms: Pristis serra (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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