Common names
Kammsägefisch, Kleinzahn-Sägerochen, Sägefisch, Espadachin, Espadon, Pejepeine, Pejepiene, Pejes sierra, Pez espada, Pez peine, Pez rastrillo, Pez sierra, Pez sierra común, Pez sierra peine, Sierra, Poisson scie, Poisson-scie, Poisson-scie tident, Requin-scie, Comb shark, Common sawfish, Largetooth sawfish, Saw-fish, Sawfish, Small-tooth common sawfish, Smalltooth Sawfish, Smalltooth sawfish, Smooth-tooth sawfish, Wide sawfish, Pesce sega, Pesce sega denti piccoli, Araguaguai, Araguaguá, Cação serra, Espadarte-serra, Peixe-serra, Tubarão-serra, Tubarão-serra candú

Short Description
Pristis pectinata is easily separable from Pristis perotteti by the following characters: its first dorsal fin originates about over the origin of its pelvic fins vs. considerably in front of origin of pelvic fins in P. perotteti; its caudal fin is much shorter, but broader relative to the length of the fin, with lower lobe only faintly indicated; its rostral teeth are numerous, 23 or more on each side vs. not more than 20 in P. perotteti; its saw is relatively somewhat shorter; its second dorsal fin has the posterior margin much less deeply concave; and its pectoral fins are smaller [199] (Ref. 81624). Pristis pectinata agrees with Pristis pristis in the shape of its caudal fin and in the position of the first dorsal fin relative to the pelvic fins, but it can be separated from P. pristis by its more numerous rostral teeth, 23 or more on each side vs. less than 20 [199] (Ref. 81624).

Distribution
Circumglobal. Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), Bermuda and northern Gulf of Mexico [17658] to Argentina [5839]. Caribbean, rare in Bermuda [17659]. Eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar to Namibia; possibly in the Mediterranean Sea [541]. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines [541]. Possibly occurring in the eastern Pacific [541]. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

Biology
Ovoviviparous, with gravid females containing about 15-20 embryos [7182]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Gives birth in shallow bays and estuaries [1658]. Size at birth 61 cm [1658].

Size / Weight / Age
TL (max): 554 cm, reports to 760 cm TL are likely exaggerations, TL (born): ~60 cm, TL (mature): male: unclear, record of TL 371 cm was mature; female: unclear, record of TL 415 cm was mature [24867]; max. published weight: 350.0 kg [7176]

Habitat
demersal; amphidromous [17660]; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 88 m [24867]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5076; CITES: (see: Protected Species for more details) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: I; Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: A

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea

• Dermophthirioides pristidis Cheung & Nigrelli, 1983 [7260]
• Mycteronastes caalusi Kritsky, Bullard, Bakenhaster, Scharer & Poulakis, 2017 [25877]
• Neoheterocotyle inpristis (Hargis, 1955) [7260] [17439]

Trematoda

• Achorovermis testisinuosus Warren & Bullard, 2020 [28589]

Isopoda

• Nerocila acuminata Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 [23898]