Marangoz balığı

Pristis pristis
#nm_0490📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Marangoz baligi
IPA
/maɾanˈɡoz baˈlɯːɯ/

Compound: marangoz + balığı marangoz: carpenter, from Italian marangone (shipwright, diver) ↳ From Venetian marangon (carpenter) balığı: its fish ↳ Refers to the saw-like rostrum resembling a carpenter's saw

Largetooth sawfish (family Pristidae). Critically endangered ray with distinctive saw-like rostrum. Found in tropical/subtropical coastal and freshwater habitats.

Alternates: Testere balığı (Turkish Aegean)

Same species, different names