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title: "Facts about Sawfish"  
description: "A short explanation of the Sawfish and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-04  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2759/facts-about-sawfish  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Sawfish", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about Sawfish

![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/be8aed22-f490-461c-bdad-d883abe4ffae.jpeg) ![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/27181430-b8f6-42a2-ab79-49b4b0d6128f.jpeg) Sawfish are rays with a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or snout extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth in the shape of a saw. ![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/3b64482e-14f3-4665-bc09-379938919898.jpeg) They are among the largest fish, reaching lengths of 7-7.6 m (23-25 ft) in some species. ![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/0bae4742-938a-4948-b7b4-f01379494269.jpeg) They are apex predators, or at the top of the food chain. Their diet is made up of various fish, crabs, and molluscs. ![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/26c27427-5ffd-4962-acff-39e7e7a51d2c.jpeg) They are slow-growing and long-lived creatures. They can take up to 20 years to mature and live for more than 50 years. ![Facts about Sawfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bdaa0674-e7ec-473e-901a-2fbd37cdab2d/images/be8aed22-f490-461c-bdad-d883abe4ffae.jpeg) Unfortunately, their species is endangered and listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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