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title: "Smalltooth Sawfish"
description: "Pristis pectinata — Peixes. The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/smalltooth-sawfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smalltooth Sawfish

> Pristis pectinata — Peixes. The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae.

- Scientific name: *Pristis pectinata*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 146
- Wikidata: [Q311651](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311651)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110379](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110379)

## Names

- en: Smalltooth Sawfish
- de: Schmalzahn-Sägerochen
- es: Pez sierra peine
- fr: Poisson-scie tident
- nl: Kleintandzaagvis
- pl: Piła drobnozębna

## Countries with the most observations

US (85)

## Summary

The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters in coastal and estuarine parts of the Atlantic. Reports from elsewhere are now believed to be misidentifications of other species of sawfish. It is a critically endangered species that has disappeared from much of its historical range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltooth_sawfish

## Photo

![Smalltooth Sawfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smalltooth-sawfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Bleiman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21619485

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smalltooth-sawfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).