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By: Ryan Penrod
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Smalltooth Sawfish Binomial Nomenclature: Pristis Pectinata Status: Critically Endangered Diet: They eat crustaceans such as crabs Predator: It is eaten by sharks on a normal bases but only when it is young Consumer level: It is a 2 nd & 3 rd level consumer because it eats Crustaceans that eat plants and other consumers. Numbers: There is about 270 to 505 left in the wild that are known
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Human threats Smalltooth Sawfish are overfished Smalltooth Sawfish are accidently caught in nets and injured Smalltooth Sawfish can also be harmed by causes such as oil spills
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Habitat/Niche Smalltooth Sawfish can live in salt and fresh water Smalltooth Sawfish generally live in shallow water But can cross deep water to get to a new area
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Interesting Facts 1. It’s mouth is shaped like the edge of a saw 2. It has wing shaped pectoral fins 3. It has a flattened shark shaped body 4. It has between 25 to 32 pairs of teeth 5. It’s mouth is on it’s underside on has 12 rows of teeth on both jaws.
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Pictures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Pristis_ pectinata_-_Georgia_Aquarium_Jan_2006.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Pristis_ pectinata_-_Georgia_Aquarium_Jan_2006.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Sawfish.j pg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Sawfish.j pg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Krabbe nkutter_Ivonne_Pellworm_P5242390jm.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Krabbe nkutter_Ivonne_Pellworm_P5242390jm.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Oil_plat form_P-51_(Brazil).jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Oil_plat form_P-51_(Brazil).jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Clouds_ over_the_Atlantic_Ocean.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Clouds_ over_the_Atlantic_Ocean.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Lake_m apourika_NZ.jpeg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Lake_m apourika_NZ.jpeg
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Butterfly Species My species is a butterfly species because it is important for keeping crustacean populations from growing to high. Also if they died off sharks would lose a source of food. Also humans would not be able to hunt them any more. Humans would not be able to use their oils any more. And this is why I think Smalltooth Sawfish are a butterfly species.
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Works Cited. Fishbase. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov 2013.. "Pristis pectinata." Red List. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources., n.d. Web. 8 Nov 2013.. "Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)." Arkive. Wildscreen, n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013..
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