Sawfish

## Species

### Location

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as estuaries and their respective tributaries.

## Classification

### Species

Varies

The **sawfish**, also known as carpenter sharks, are Ray builds with a flattened rostrum or nose extension lined with sharp traverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. This build might be confused with Saw Shark builds, but they are actually two different builds. The differences can be seen below.

## Sawfish vs Sawsharks

### **Saw Shark**

* Usually small, reaching only 1.5 meters
* Shark builds
* Gill silts at the sides
* Found in deep offshore servers
* 2 barbels
* Uneven saw teeth
* Saw teeth are loosely attached but continously regenerating.

### **Sawfish**

* Much bigger, being 7 meters in length
* Ray builds
* Gill silts underneath
* Found in shallower coastal water and even freshwater servers.
* No barbels
* Saw teeth of even length
* Although sharp, once broken, saw teeth cannot be replaced.

## Overview

This build's best known stat is its Power, which it has an extremely high amount of, due to its saw. Its saw might make it seem conspicous at first glace, but it actually has a deceptively high Stealth. Its Health stat is also nothing to scoff at, seeing as how it can grow up to 650 kg. It is also mobile compared to most Ray builds.

## Moveset

**Electroreception (Active, Utility)**- Motion shown on minimap.

**Saw Slash (Active, Attack)**- A strong Spacing attack with a medium chance to inflict [Heavy Bleed]. It also provides a moderare stun.

**Adaptive Gills (Passive, Support)**- No penalty for swithing between freshwater and saltwater.

## Tier Placement

Ah, the nostalgia! When we used to play as an Onchopristis and try to complete the main quest only to have our playthrough ended by a Spinosaurus. However, it is now recognized that Onchopristis is a skate build. Neverethless, Sawfishes are basically just upgraded Saw Sharks with more Health and Power . Unlike the Saw Shark, the saw of this build had even, sharpened teeth. This means that their saw is less cumbersome to use and deals more damage as well as being more accurate. The size advantage of this build also means that only mid-game players are mostly griefed upon. They even specced into nocturnalism, to be able to take advantage of sleeping Fish players. Thus, it is low A-tier at best.

## Summary

### Pros:

* Euryhaline
* Few predators
* Powerful attack that can inflict [Heavy Bleed]
* Powerful anti-Stealth abilities.
* Very high Health and Power.
* Above-average Stealth and Mobility.
* Saw requires less effort to use, due to having teeth of even sizes.
* Saw can be used to stun.

### Cons:

* Below-average Intelligence.
* Average Defense.
* Once broken, saw teeth cannot be replaced.
* Saw can be entangled in fishing nets.
* Critically endangered.

## Hall of Fame

The build (specifically, the Largetooth One), is featured in two River Monsters episodes, "Chainsaw Predator" and "Phantom Assasin".

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://life-sea.blogspot.com/2019/06/saw-fish.html
2. ↑ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/teaching-resources/sawfish-classroom-activities/what-is-a-sawfish/
3. ↑ https://www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/sawfish-or-sawshark/
4. ↑ http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2011/06/whats-difference-between-sawfish-and.html
5. ↑ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/sawfish/anatomy/
6. ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.13255
7. ↑ https://dwazoo.com/animal/freshwater-sawfish/
8. ↑ https://planetsharkdivers.com/largetooth-sawfish/
9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/science/sawfish-have-nose-for-attacks-and-for-strategy.html
10. ↑ https://australian.museum/blog-archive/science/sawfish-saw-in-action/
11. ↑ https://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-largetooth-sawfish-24558
12. ↑ https://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2013/06/16/woosters-fossil-of-the-week-a-sawfish-rostral-tooth-from-the-upper-cretaceous-of-morocco/
13. ↑ https://incertaesedisblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/onchopristis-is-a-sawskate-not-a-sawfish/
14. ↑ http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark\_profiles/pristiformes.htm
15. ↑ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/sawfish/biology/
16. ↑ https://safaripedia.safariltd.com/safaripedia/sawfish
17. ↑ https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Fish/Sawfish
18. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/searching-for-last-remaining-sawfish