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Largetooth Sawfish

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)
Mumbai, India

The largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon), also known as the freshwater sawfish, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in shallow Indo-West Pacific oceans, and it also enters freshwater. This species reaches a length of up to 7 metres (23 ft).
The largetooth sawfish is a heavy-bodied sawfish with a short massive saw which is broad-based, strongly tapering and with 14 to 22 very large teeth on each side - the space between the last two saw-teeth on the sides are less than twice the space between the first two teeth.

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  • Title: Largetooth Sawfish
  • Scientific Name: Pristis microdon
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)

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