Appearance
It has a very long snout that some people may mistake it for a skinny saw. The nose (snout) is a row of tiny razor sharp teeth. The sawfish may grow up to 20 feet long but the nose takes up 1/5 of the length because it can grow up to 4 feet long. The freshwater sawfish looks like a shark-like torpedo. It also has slits on the sides of its body for breathing.
Range
This beautiful creature lives in the southern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico along the coasts of the United States.
Habitat
The threatened sawfish likes the warm tropical waters.
Food/Diet
It mainly feeds on schools of fish and also sea-bottom dwell invertebrates.
The sawfish uses its powerful snout to protect itself and dig up food or
prey from the mud.
Scientist do not know what the freshwater sawfish does for breeding
but we do know that this fish lays eggs.
It is not quite endangered yet but a highly threatened marine animal. They are dying out because people have killed them for their fine skins, oils, and meat.
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