Smalltooth sawfish
| Smalltooth sawfish | |
|---|---|
| Pristis pectinata in Aquarium of the Americas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Pristidae |
| Genus: | Pristis |
| Species: | P. pectinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 | |
| IUCN range
Extant (resident)
Possibly extinct
Presence uncertain | |
The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters in coastal and estuarine parts of the Atlantic. Reports from elsewhere are now believed to be misidentifications of other species of sawfish. It is a critically endangered species that has disappeared from much of its historical range.