Smalltooth sawfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the smalltooth sawfish lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pristis pectinata
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rhinopristiformes
Family	Pristidae

Where does the smalltooth sawfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smalltooth sawfish in 3 countries and territories across Africa, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the smalltooth sawfish endangered?

The smalltooth sawfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the smalltooth sawfish?

The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rhinopristiformes and the family Pristidae, genus Pristis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the smalltooth sawfish

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smalltooth sawfish (revision 1381425259), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311651 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).