Skip to main content
Menu

Selected Sawfish References

Adams, W. F. and C. Wilson. 1995. The status of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata Latham 1794 (Pristiformes: Pristidae) in the United States. Chondros 6:1-5.

Bakenhaster, M. D., S. A. Bullard, S. S. Curran, D. C. Kritsky, E. H. Leone, L. K. Partridge, C. F. Ruiz, R. M. Scharer, and G. R. Poulakis. 2018. Parasite component community of Smalltooth Sawfish off Florida: diversity, conservation concerns, and research applications. Endangered Species Research 35:47–58. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00863

Bigelow, H. B. and W. C. Schroeder. 1953. Fishes of the western North Atlantic: Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates, rays, and chimaeroids. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation for Marine Research Memoir 1, Part 2. 588 pp.

Brame, A. B., T. R. Wiley, J. K. Carlson, S. V. Fordham, R. D. Grubbs, J. Osborne, R. M. Scharer, D. M. Bethea, and G. R. Poulakis. 2019. Biology, ecology, and status of the Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata in the USA. Endangered Species Research 39:9–23. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00952

Breder, C. M., Jr. 1952. On the utility of the saw of the sawfish. Copeia 1952:90-92.

Chapman, D. D., C. A. Simpfendorfer, T. R. Wiley, G. R. Poulakis, C. Curtis, M. D. Tringali, J. K. Carlson, and K. A. Feldheim. 2011. Genetic diversity despite population collapse in a critically endangered marine fish: the Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Journal of Heredity 102:643-652. (with cover) https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esr098

Evermann, B. W. and B. A. Bean. 1898. Indian River and its fishes. United States Commission on Fish and Fisheries 22:227-248.

Faria, V. V., M. T. McDavitt, P. Charvet, T. R. Wiley, C. A. Simpfendorfer, and G. J. P. Naylor. 2013. Species delineation and global population structure of Critically Endangered sawfishes (Pristidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 167:136-164.

Feldheim, K. A., D. D. Chapman, C. A. Simpfendorfer, V. P. Richards, M. S. Shivji, T.R. Wiley, G. R. Poulakis, J. K. Carlson, R. Eng, and S. Sagarese. 2010. Genetic tools to support the conservation of the endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata. Conservation Genetics Resources 2:105-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9175-8

Feldheim, K. A., A. T. Fields, D. D. Chapman, R. M. Scharer, and G. R. Poulakis. 2017. Insights into reproduction and behavior of the Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata. Endangered Species Research 34:463–471. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00868

Fields, A. T., K. A. Feldheim, G. R. Poulakis, and D. D. Chapman. 2015. Facultative parthenogenesis in a critically endangered wild vertebrate. Current Biology 25:R446–R447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.018

Friess, C., S. K. Lowerre-Barbieri, G. R. Poulakis, N. Hammerschlag, J. M. Gardiner, A. M. Kroetz, K. Bassos-Hull, J. Bickford, E. C. Bohaboy, R. D. Ellis, H. Menendez, W. F. Patterson III, M. E. Price, J. S. Rehage, C. P. Shea, M. J. Smukall, S. Walters Burnsed, K. A. Wilkinson, J. Young, A. B. Collins, B. C. DeGroot, C. T. Peterson, C. Purtlebaugh, M. Randall, R. M. Scharer, R. W. Schloesser, T. R. Wiley, G. A. Alvarez, A. J. Danylchuck, A. G. Fox, R. D. Grubbs, A. Hill, J. V. Locascio, P. M. O’Donnell, G. B. Skomal, F. G. Whoriskey, and L. P. Griffin. 2021. Regional-scale variability in the movement ecology of marine fishes revealed by an integrative acoustic tracking network. Marine Ecology Progress Series 663:157–177. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13637

FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). 1999. Protected species: sawfishes, basking shark, whale shark, white shark, sand tiger shark, bigeye sand tiger shark, manta ray, and spotted eagle ray; prohibition of harvest, landing, and sale. Chapter 68B-44.008 (formerly 46-44.008) Florida Administrative Code Rule 11:1222.

Graham, J., A. M. Kroetz, G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, J. K. Carlson, S. Lowerre-Barbieri, D. Morley, E. A. Reyier, and R. D. Grubbs. 2021. Large-scale space use of large juvenile and adult Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata: implications for management. Endangered Species Research 44:45–59. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01088

Graham, J., A. M. Kroetz, G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, J. K. Carlson, S. K. Lowerre-Barbieri, D. Morley, E. A. Reyier, and R. D. Grubbs. 2022. Commercial fishery bycatch risk for large juvenile and adult Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Florida waters. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 32:401–416. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3777

Hancock, T. L., G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, S. G. Tolley, and H. Urakawa. 2019. High-resolution molecular identification of Smalltooth Sawfish prey. Scientific Reports 9:18307. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53931-7

Harrison, L. R. and N. K. Dulvy (eds.). 2014. Sawfish: A Global Strategy for Conservation. IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada. http://www.dulvy.com/sawfish-report-magazine.html

Henshall, J. A. 1891. Report upon a collection of fishes made in southern Florida during 1889. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 9:371-389.

Henshall, J. A. 1895. Notes on fishes collected in Florida in 1892. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 14:209-221.

Hollensead, L. D., R. D. Grubbs, J. K. Carlson, and D. M. Bethea. 2016. Analysis of fine-scale daily movement patterns of juvenile Pristis pectinata within a nursery habitat. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26:492-505. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2556

Huston, C. A., P. W. Stevens, R. M. Blaxton, S. G. Tolley, R. M. Scharer, B. M. Tornwall, and G. R. Poulakis. 2017. Diel movements of juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish: implications for defining the size of a nursery hotspot. Endangered Species Research 34:311–322. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00851

Jordan, D. S. and J. Swain. 1884. Notes on fishes collected by David S. Jordan at Cedar Keys, Florida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 7:230-234.

Kritsky, D. C., S. A. Bullard, M. D. Bakenhaster, R. M. Scharer, and G. R. Poulakis. 2017. Resurrection of Mycteronastes (Monogenoidea: Monocotylidae), with description of Mycteronastes caalusi n. sp. from olfactory sacs of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Pristiformes: Pristidae) in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. Journal of Parasitology 103: 477–485. https://doi.org/10.1645/17-40

Lear, K. O., G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, A. C. Gleiss, and N. M. Whitney. 2019. Fine-scale behavior and habitat use of the endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata): insights from accelerometry. Fishery Bulletin 117:348–359. https://doi.org/10.7755/FB.117.4.7

Lear, K. O., N. M. Whitney, D. L. Morgan, L. R. Brewster, J. M. Whitty, G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, T. L. Guttridge, and A. C. Gleiss. 2019. Thermal performance responses in free-ranging elasmobranchs depend on habitat use and body size. Oecologia 191:829–842. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04547-1

Lehman, R. N., G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, K. E. Schweiss, J. M. Hendon, and N. M. Phillips. 2020. An environmental DNA tool for monitoring the status of the Critically Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the western Atlantic. Conservation Genetics Resources 12:621–629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01149-5

Lehman, R. N., G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, J. M. Hendon, A. G. Court, A. K. Wooley, A. M. Williams, M. J. Ajemian, J. P. Hadden, J. L. Beal, M. P. McCallister, and N. M. Phillips. 2022. Environmental DNA evidence of the Critically Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in historically occupied United States waters. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 32:42–54. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.372

Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., C. Friess, L. P. Griffin, D. Morley, G. B. Skomal, J. W. Bickford, N. Hammerschlag, M. J. Rider, M. J. Smukall, M. P. M. van Zinnicq Bergmann, T. L. Guttridge, A. M. Kroetz, R. D. Grubbs, C. L. Gervasi, J. S. Rehage, G. R. Poulakis, K. Bassos-Hull, J. M. Gardiner, G. A. Casselberry, J. Young, M. Perkinson, D. L. Abercrombie, D. T. Addis, B. A. Block, A. Acosta, A. J. Adams, A. J. Danylchuk, S. J. Cooke, F. G. Whoriskey, and J. W. Brownscombe. 2021. Movescapes and eco-evolutionary movement strategiesin marine fish: assessing a connectivity hotspot. Fish and Fisheries 22:1321–1344. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12589

May, R. K., S. G. Tolley, R. M. Scharer, B. Dye, F. Jose, and G. R. Poulakis. 2019. Automated monitoring of fine-scale movements of the endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Fishery Bulletin 117:360–371. https://doi.org/10.7755/FB.117.4.8

NMFS (United States National Marine Fisheries Service). 2003. Endangered and threatened species; final endangered status for a distinct population segment of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States. Federal Register 68:15674-15680. Access Publication

NMFS (United States National Marine Fisheries Service). 2009. Recovery plan for Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Prepared by the Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Team for the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland. 
Access Publication

NMFS (United States National Marine Fisheries Service). 2009. Endangered and threatened species; critical habitat for the endangered distinct population segment of Smalltooth Sawfish. Federal Register 74:45353-45378. Access Publication

Norton, S. L., T. R. Wiley, J. K. Carlson, A. L. Frick, G. R. Poulakis, and C. A. Simpfendorfer. 2012. Designating critical habitat for juvenile endangered Smalltooth Sawfish in the United States. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 4:473-480. https://doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2012.676606.

Olin, J. A., G. R. Poulakis, P. W. Stevens, J. A. DeAngelo, and A. T. Fisk. 2014. Preservation effects on stable isotope values of archived elasmobranch fin tissue: comparisons between frozen and ethanol-stored samples. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 143:1569–1576. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2014.954055

Phillips, N., J. Chaplin, D. Morgan, and S. Peverell. 2009. Extraction and amplification of DNA from the dried rostra of sawfishes (Pristidae) for applications in conservation genetics. Pacific Conservation Biology 15:128-134.

Phillips, N. M., J. A. Chaplin, D. L. Morgan, and S. C. Peverell. 2011. Population genetic structure and genetic diversity of three critically endangered Pristis sawfishes in Australian waters. Marine Biology 158:903-915.

Poulakis, G. R. 2012. Distribution, habitat use, and movements of juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the Charlotte Harbor estuarine system, Florida. Dissertation, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.

Poulakis, G. R. and J. C. Seitz. 2004. Recent occurrence of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Elasmobranchiomorphi: Pristidae), in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, with comments on sawfish ecology. Florida Scientist 67:27-35. 
Access Publication.  

Poulakis, G. R., P. W. Stevens, A. A. Timmers, C. J. Stafford, D. D. Chapman, K. A. Feldheim, M. R. Heupel, and C. Curtis. 2016. Long-term site fidelity of endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) from different mothers. Fishery Bulletin 114:461–475. https://doi.org/10.7755/FB.114.4.8

Poulakis, G. R., P. W. Stevens, A. A. Timmers, T. R. Wiley, and C. A. Simpfendorfer. 2011. Abiotic affinities and spatiotemporal distribution of the endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in a south-western Florida nursery. Marine and Freshwater Research 62:1165-1177. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF11008

Poulakis, G. R., P. W. Stevens, A. A. Timmers, C. J. Stafford, and C. A. Simpfendorfer. 2013. Movements of juvenile endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in an estuarine river system: use of non-main-stem river habitats and lagged responses to freshwater inflow-related changes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 96:763-778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-012-0070-x

Poulakis, G. R., P. W. Stevens, R. D. Grubbs, D. D. Chapman, J. Gelsleichter, G. H. Burgess, T. R. Wiley, J. A. Olin, L. D. Hollensead, A. T. Fisk, D. A. Blewett, R. M. Scharer, H. J. Grier, J. A. DeAngelo, J. M. Darrow, Y. Papastamatiou, and M. D. Bakenhaster. 2014. Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) research and outreach: an interdisciplinary collaborative program. Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service for Award NA10NMF4720032. FWRI File-code F2858-10-14-F. 214 pp. Access Publication

Poulakis, G. R., H. Urakawa, P. W. Stevens, J. A. DeAngelo, A. A. Timmers, R. D. Grubbs, A. T. Fisk, and J. A. Olin. 2017. Sympatric elasmobranchs and fecal samples provide insight into trophic ecology of the Smalltooth Sawfish. Endangered Species Research 32:491–506. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00824

Poulakis, G. R. and R. D. Grubbs. 2019. Biology and ecology of sawfishes: global status of research and future outlook. Endangered Species Research 39:77–90. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00955

Prohaska, B. K., D. M. Bethea, G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, R. Knotek, J. K. Carlson, and R. D. Grubbs. 2018. Physiological stress in the Smalltooth Sawfish: effects of ontogeny, capture method, and habitat quality. Endangered Species Research 36:121–135. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00892

Scharer, R. M., W. F. Patterson III, J. K. Carlson, and G. R. Poulakis. 2012. Age and growth of endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) verified with LA-ICP-MS analysis of vertebrae. PLoS ONE 7:e47850. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047850.

Scharer, R. M., P. W. Stevens, C. P. Shea, and G. R. Poulakis. 2017. All nurseries are not created equal: large-scale habitat use patterns in two Smalltooth Sawfish nurseries. Endangered Species Research 34:473–492. http://doi.org/10.3354/esr00871

Seitz, J. C. and G. R. Poulakis. 2002. Recent occurrence of sawfishes (Elasmobranchiomorphi: Pristidae) along the southwest coast of Florida (USA). Florida Scientist 65:256-266. Access Publication

Seitz, J. C. and G. R. Poulakis. 2006. Anthropogenic effects on the Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52:1533-1540. 
Access Publication.

Simpfendorfer, C. A., G. R. Poulakis, P. M. O'Donnell, and T. R. Wiley. 2008. Growth rates of juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata Latham in the western Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 72:711-723. 6:e16918. Access Publication. 

Simpfendorfer, C. A., T. R. Wiley, and B. G. Yeiser. 2010. Improving conservation planning for an endangered sawfish using data from acoustic telemetry. Biological Conservation 143:1460-1469. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.021

Simpfendorfer, C. A., B. G. Yeiser, T. R. Wiley, G. R. Poulakis, P. W. Stevens, and M. R. Heupel. 2011. Environmental influences on the spatial ecology of juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata): results from acoustic monitoring. PLoS ONE 6:e16918. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016918 

Snelson, F. F., Jr. and S. E. Williams. 1981. Notes on the occurrence, distribution, and biology of elasmobranch fishes in the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida. Estuaries 4:110-120.

Thorson, T. B. 1976. Observations on the reproduction of the sawfish, Pristis perotteti, in Lake Nicaragua, with recommendations for its conservation. pp. 641-650 In: T.B. Thorson (ed.) Investigations of the Ichthyofauna of Nicaraguan Lakes, School of Life Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Thorson, T. B. 1982. Life history implications of a tagging study of the largetooth sawfish, Pristis perotteti, in the Lake Nicaragua-San Juan system. Environmental Biology of Fishes 7:207-228.

Thorson, T. B. 1982. The impact of commercial exploitation on sawfish and shark populations in Lake Nicaragua. Fisheries 7:2-10.

Waters, J. D., R. Coelho, J. Fernandez-Carvalho, A. A. Timmers, T. R. Wiley, J. C. Seitz, M. T. McDavitt, G. H. Burgess, and G. R. Poulakis. 2014. Use of encounter data to model spatio-temporal distribution patterns of endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the western Atlantic. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24:760-776. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2461

Warren, M. B., M. D. Bakenhaster, R. M. Scharer, G. R. Poulakis, and S. A. Bullard. 2020. A new genus and species of fish blood fluke, Achorovermis testisinuosus gen. et sp. n. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae), infecting critically endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Rhinopristiformes: Pristidae) in the Gulf of Mexico. Folia Parasitologica 67:009. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2020.009

Whitty, J. M., D. L. Morgan, S. C. Peverell, D. C. Thorburn, and S. J. Beatty. 2009. Ontogenetic depth partitioning by juvenile freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon: Pristidae) in a riverine environment. Marine and Freshwater Research 60:306-316. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF08169

Wueringer, B. E., L. Squire, Jr., S. M. Kajiura, N. S. Hart, and S. P. Collin. 2012. The function of the sawfish’s saw. Current Biology 22:150-151.