In pictures: IUCN Red List of threatened species 2004
Fishing fallout

The largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) is a large, Endangered species found in the Indo-West Pacific, in freshwater or inshore coastal waters.

The distinctive rostrum that gives the species its name is highly sought after, but also often responsible for the animal becoming entangled in fishing nets as bycatch. (Image: R. Mitchell

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