What is a Sawfish?

I went into the water. I sawfish.
Order Rhinopristiformes include some of the most critically endangered fish on Earth, including the wonderfully bizarre SAWFISH!
(banjo music plays loudly)

Sources:
Campbell, Neil A. Biology. Pearson, 2017.

“Chondrichthyan Tree of Life.” Chondrichthyan Tree of Life, sharksrays.org/. Accessed 21 Mar. 2024.

“Col.” COL, www.catalogueoflife.org/. Accessed 23 Jan. 2024.

Hickman, Cleveland P., et al. Integrated Principles of Zoology. McGraw Hill, 2024.

“The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.” IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.iucnredlist.org/. Accessed 21 Mar. 2024.

Prothero, Donald R. Vertebrate Evolution: From Origins to Dinosaurs and Beyond. CRC Press, 2022.
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Media Attributions:

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Pristis pristis – Georgia Aquarium Jan 2006 by David Iliff
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Rhinobatos Rhinobatos by Esquilo
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Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) by Brian Gratwicke
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Rhina ancylostoma-2 by OpenCage
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Trygpnorrhina fasciata Jervis bay2
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Trygpnorrhina fasciata – Eastern fiddler ray by John Turnbull
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Pristis pristis Townsville by Simon Fraser University
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Shovelnose Guitarfish by Trish Gussler
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“Hard Rock” Coiba by Laszlo Ilyes
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Wedgefish and Sawfish landings by Simon Fraser University
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Pristis pristis – Daly River by Peter Kyne, Charles Darwin University
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Largetooth Sawfish by Michael Lawrence-Taylor
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PC270748 by Ivan Borisov
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