"The Sawfish is so called from the saw-like weapon into which the snout is produced. They are common in tropical and less so in subtropical seas, and attain a considerable size, specimens with a saw six feet long and a foot broad at the base being far from rare. Their offensive weapon renders them dangerous to almost all other large inhabitants of the ocean."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Sawfish Head

"The Sawfish is so called from the saw-like weapon into which the snout is produced. They are common…