Testere balığı

Pristis pristis
#nm_0491📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Testere baligi
IPA
/testeˈɾe baˈlɯːɯ/

Compound: testere + balığı testere: saw, from Persian تسره testere (saw) balığı: its fish ↳ Describes the saw-toothed rostrum

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

Alternates: Marangoz balığı (Turkish Aegean)

Same species, different names