A 13-foot smalltooth sawfish was caught and tagged off the Florida coast, marking the first time the endangered fish had been tagged in 30-40 years, according to the FloridaMuseum. Sawfishes, while shaped like sharks, are actually rays.
Dean Grubbs of Florida State University and some of his students hold on to a critically-endangered smalltooth sawfish caught last month off the Florida coast.A 13-foot smalltooth sawfish was caught and tagged by researchers and students off the Florida coast, marking the first time the endangered fish had been tagged in 30-40 years, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Sawfishes, while shaped like sharks, are actually rays. They once called the waters ranging from New York to Texas home, but now are largely limited to the areas off the Florida coast. Naylor and Grubbs were ostensibly fishing for a juvenile shark for their students to inspect. To their surprise, they found the 13-foot sawfish at the end of the line. Grubbs said he initially thought he had hooked a nurse shark, which are large bottom feeders which share many of the same habitats as sawfish.
The museum also said the sawfish caught last month had mating scars on its fins and sides. While records of sawfish mating habits are few, rays and sharks exhibit similar mating behaviors in which the male bits the fins of the female prior to mating.
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