Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
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Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
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Nearshore <strong>Species</strong> <strong>of</strong> Concern<br />
The Largetooth sawfish, a species <strong>of</strong><br />
concern, is generally a tropical mar<strong>in</strong>e and<br />
estuar<strong>in</strong>e elasmobranch. All modern<br />
sawfishes appear <strong>in</strong> some respects to be<br />
more shark-like than ray-like, with only<br />
<strong>the</strong> trunk and especially <strong>the</strong> head ventrally<br />
flattened. The presence <strong>of</strong> a rostrum<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g laterally protrud<strong>in</strong>g teeth separates<br />
sawfishes from all o<strong>the</strong>r skates and rays.<br />
Historical occurrences <strong>of</strong> largetooth<br />
sawfish <strong>in</strong> North America were much more<br />
limited than those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> related<br />
smalltooth sawfish and were strictly<br />
conf<strong>in</strong>ed to shallow (< 33 feet or 10 m),<br />
near-shore, warm-temperate and tropical<br />
waters (>64-86 oF; 18-30oC), estuar<strong>in</strong>e<br />
localities, partly enclosed lagoons, and<br />
similar situations.<br />
LARGETOOTH<br />
SAWFISH
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