Name: Sawfish 

Description: Sawfish live in shallow marine and freshwater habitats, usually within a mile of the shore in water less than 30 feet deep. Like sharks, sawfishes have cartilaginous skeletons.

Fun Facts: Although they look and swim like sharks, they are actually more closely related to the rays. Sawfish are now so rare, scientists have had little opportunity to study them and know little about their biology. They are so depleted and in such serious trouble that any level of trade in their fins, skins, oil, and meat is currently not sustainable. To protect these rare and endangered animals, the United States has proposed listing sawfish on CITES Appendix I. This would reduce one of the threats to these threatened species by restricting international trade in sawfish parts, such as saws, fins, and skin.