Assuie Sawfish A Sore Loser

AN extraordinary fish with a long, saw-like nose is set to be the first fish declared extinct in NSW. The green sawfish, which can grow to more than 7m in length, was last sighted in NSW in 1972. The fisheries scientific committee says that, although pristis zijsron is currently listed as endangered, it had disappeared and should be classed as "presumed extinct''. The sawfish is a species of ray, looks more like a shark, and has a flat head and a blade-like snout studded with 24 to 28 pairs of "teeth'', or whiskers. It moves between salt and fresh water, cruising just below the surface in shallow areas, and using its "saw'' to sift through sand or mud for food...