Author: (Latham, 1794)
FBname: Common sawshark
Comments: Found on the continental shelf and upper slope.  Forms schools.  Feeds on small fishes, including cornet fishes (<i>Fistularia</i>), and crustaceans.  Ovoviviparous, with 3-22 young in a litter (48360).  Size at birth about 31-34 cm.  May live for more than 15 years.  Meat marketed fresh and frozen.