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Description: | This is the snout of a Sawfish, which is a type of ray. The Sawfish slashes its 'saw' back and forth as it swims through a school of fish, usually in shallow water, which disables enough of them to be easy prey. The Sawfish also uses its 'saw' to stir up the ocean bottom in a similar way. Sawfish are found in tropical waters and they can grow to be 6metres (20ft.) long. The longest 'saws', 2metres (6ft.) or more, were often brought back to Britain as souvenirs. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.201619 | Go to resource |
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