Common sawfish  (Pristis pristis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Rajiformes
Family Pristidae
Genus Pristis (1)
Size Length: up to 5m (2)
Weight c. 500 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).