Pristidae

large-tooth sawfish

Pristis perotteti

An Atlantic name rejoins one broad global saw

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Transcontinental
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South America
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis, syn. P. microdon and P. perotteti) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, but also enters freshwater.