Largetooth Sawfish
Pristis pristis
The Largetooth Sawfish is a critically endangered ray species with a distinctive long, flat rostrum lined with large teeth. This massive species can grow over 20 feet long and is found in tropical coastal waters.
Largetooth Sawfish at a glance
- Scientific name
- Pristis pristis
- Typical size
- 10-23 feet, 700-1300 lbs
- Water
- Brackish
- Habitat
- Sharks and rays
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Mythic
Habitat
Largetooth Sawfish inhabit shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and river mouths in tropical regions. They are extremely rare and protected throughout their range, with take prohibited. Historical populations existed in Florida waters but are now considered functionally extinct in U.S. waters.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a largetooth sawfish through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksLargetooth Sawfish questions people ask
Largetooth Sawfish is Pristis pristis.
A typical largetooth sawfish runs 10-23 feet, 700-1300 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every largetooth sawfish you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Largetooth Sawfish inhabit shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and river mouths in tropical regions. They are extremely rare and protected throughout their range, with take prohibited. Historical populations existed in Florida waters but are now considered functionally extinct in U.S. waters. It is a water species, filed under sharks and rays in the Fishdex.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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