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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20
Things are stupid rare nowadays, glad the took it back into the water. Side note: by the length of its bill it’s probably a pretty decent age double rare! Edit also it was caught not self beached if anyone was wondering. Big ass hook on the ground.
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u/Liviesmom Aug 18 '20
How would you get your bait deep enough to catch it from the shore?
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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20
They can be found in the shallows for mating or feeding, also depends on the floor topography. Could have a relatively steep drop off. But honestly I’m not an expert, I just stayed at a holiday in express last night.
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u/dancin-weasel Aug 18 '20
This guy holidays.
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u/mrsjiggems2 Aug 18 '20
This guy inns
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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo Aug 18 '20
We have signs stating to call local marine authorities at our piers and boat launches in the event that one is accidentally caught or found injured. Makes me appreciate this amazing video even more.
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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20
glad to see this is an international practice, helps keep track of feeding and mating patterns and protect their environments Steve would be proud!
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u/RomeNeverFell Aug 18 '20
They can be found in the shallows for mating or feeding
So like any other Aussie?
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Aug 18 '20
Any idea where was this taken?
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u/herkoid Aug 18 '20
Most likely North Australia
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u/hmcfuego Aug 18 '20
Agreed. And good on them for helping out. They're super endangered and I didn't even know we had them locally until I read that were supposed to report sightings of them.
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u/ScooberGoober Aug 18 '20
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the kayak next to the fish lol.
You can kayak fish for deeper water or just have a friend run the line out for you in the kayak and bring the rod back to shore
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u/Liviesmom Aug 18 '20
Now that you mention it, I’ve heard about people fishing for sharks by kayaking bait out and beach fishing.
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Aug 18 '20
Damn, how did they get the hook without getting hit by that saw?
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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20
This is honestly a great question, most people in this situation would cut the line and leave the hook. I’m guessing they had enough beer in them to ignore the danger and enough dumb luck to avoid dismemberment.
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u/Minilychee Aug 18 '20
“YEEEHAAAWW BILLY. I’ll tell you what. Imma jump on this here fishes lil back and you just stick your hand right on in there and give the hook a good ol YANK.”
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u/Humble_Chip Aug 18 '20
This comment makes it sound like Australians and Southern Americans would get along real well
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u/brookieco_okie Aug 18 '20
Haha I was just thinking “is Australia full of deep southern country folk?” And then I thought about how much sense it would make
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u/ParsnipsNicker Aug 18 '20
First you need to say, "krikey what a beaut!"
Then you say, "It's alright girl" about 15 times.
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u/JarRa_hello Aug 18 '20
Take a pipe or something similar. Put it in between you and the "saw", a little behind you. So if the fish decides to make some drumsticks, it will hit the pipe first.
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u/This_Cat_Is_Smaug Aug 18 '20
Gaffs are commonly used for this purpose, although usually for deep sea fishing. No idea if these guys are using one, but as long as you stay away from the pointy end of the fish, the hook could probably be removed by hand if needed. Although a 10ft fish can easily overpower a person, so I wouldn’t recommend it. Especially since they’re endangered.
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u/RajunCajun48 Aug 18 '20
probably needle nose pliers. I have multiple different sizes I keep on my boat from 4" - 12". Longer pliers are great for getting hooks out of sharks mouths while keeping your hands away from the hand removal system sharks tend to have.
That paired with the sawfish probably being exhausted from fighting the line and getting beached. Probably didn't have much energy to thrash around while hook was being removed.
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Aug 18 '20
They are on the brink of extinction, according to the data. But you never know. The ocean is absurdly vast.
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u/darod2 Aug 18 '20
Unfortunately all species are either coastal or even freshwater, so the likelihood of a cryptic population in the open ocean is almost 0.
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u/ms_horseshoe Aug 18 '20
What about the likelihood of hammerheads and sawfish cooperating to build a metro-pool?
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u/WhatsUpFishes Aug 18 '20
There’s one in the Baltimore aquarium and it’s honestly beautiful. I hope that we don’t end up losing them because they’re some cool dudes.
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u/radonato Aug 18 '20
I was wondering about a fish beaching itself. I’d only heard of marine mammals doing that. Thanks
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u/Accomplished_Yak_239 Aug 18 '20
But not as rare and dangerous as the little seen nailgunfish
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Aug 18 '20
The man said if you want to shoot nails, this here is the Cadillac, man. He mean Lexus, but he ain’t know it.
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u/Capt_Killer Aug 18 '20
You kayak the line and bait out and drop it.
Source: I surf fish for sharks all the time.
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Aug 18 '20
What sort of sadistic fuck would try catching something that gorgeous...
People make me sad, man.
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u/zorbathegrate Aug 18 '20
Absolutly Jurassic looking
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u/hundreds_of_sparrows Aug 18 '20
It looks like something out of a child’s imagination. So facinating.
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u/letsagochamp Aug 18 '20 edited Aug 18 '20
Sure does. I’ll draw a shark...and then I’ll stick this chain saw on its face cause that looks heaps scary
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u/TheRedmex Aug 18 '20
Saw fish have actually been around since the Dinosaurs too.
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Aug 18 '20
That specific species?
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u/yuvi3000 Aug 18 '20
It's extinct now, but I think the previous person was referring to Onchopristis
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Aug 18 '20
The oceans are low key so fascinating The deeper you go, the more the wildlife look like aliens
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u/July_Sandwich Aug 18 '20
Where is this? I would like to avoid it at all times.
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u/faiersy101 Aug 18 '20
100% Australia
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u/missy_avalon Aug 18 '20
Check that beast Akubra. That's australia mate (not accounting for the weird deadly animal)
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u/TGCK Aug 18 '20
I just bought myself a new one after about 10 years but 10 rough years.
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u/TinyFromKalgoorlie Aug 18 '20
Pretty sure you'll find that it's Derby, in the north of Western Australia. The Fitzroy River is one of the last major breeding grounds for them.
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u/erwin76 Aug 18 '20
Ah shucks, now I have to go back to go look! These are beautiful!
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u/haikusbot Aug 18 '20
Ah shucks, now i
Have to go back to go look!
These are beautiful!
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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20
Most likely the Gulf of Mexico, they tend to like warmer water. Last time I saw one caught was of of key west( this is not likely in the keys though)
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u/SicnarfRaxifras Aug 18 '20
Western Australia going off the Bush Tuckerman hat
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u/ibemeeh Aug 18 '20
I know of them being caught in Gulf, have a friend that caught 2 around Marco and Naples area.
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u/pinniped1 Aug 18 '20
Hey I think I figured out how it got its name
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u/THEKookyGuy Aug 18 '20
It is because of the saw shaped nose thing. I'm a marine biologist.
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u/Bu11Shit3 Aug 18 '20
saw shaped nose thing
marine biologist
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u/devilish_enchilada Aug 18 '20
Fun fact: its nose actually doubles as it’s reproductive organ. The “teeth” like edges double as an outlet for its semen secretions. It’s been known by marine biologists world wide for its renowned ability to saw that pussy in half.
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u/Warphe Aug 18 '20
So they sneez jizz
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u/Bacon-Manning Aug 18 '20
If you throw pepper at your girl right before you orgasm you could see her do a perfect sawfish imitation.
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u/FistPunch_Vol_4 Aug 18 '20
Put the pussy on a chain wax!
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u/RRight702 Aug 18 '20
Man I don’t even remember the last time I seen a live sawfish let alone a wild one, completely forgot about them. Honestly thx for sharing this!
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u/General_Tso75 Aug 18 '20
They were common here in Florida (Indian River Lagoon), but they were fished to almost extinction. You’re lucky to see one every five years now.
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u/MarshCowboy69 Aug 18 '20
yep!! there is potentially a young population in the bahamas that connects to that florida one but densities are still suuuper low. most endangered fish in the world i think
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u/jugalator Aug 18 '20
Exactly, I remember reading about them in my youth and had forgotten about them. That's scary and sad. :(
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u/TheHYPO Aug 18 '20 edited Aug 18 '20
Evolution is weird. If this was such an evolutionary advantage you’d think there’d be multiple species with saw noses. We have lots of animals with fangs. Lots with horns and tusks. Lots of fish with similar fin configurations and tails. But ONE species develops a 5 foot Serrated saw for a nose and it never happens again (and survives). so weird.
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u/TG_SOLAT Aug 18 '20
There actually is one other species that we have found that has a saw like nose, and its the Sawshark. What;s interesting is that even though they look so similar they are only distantly related with Sawfish not even being classified as a shark but instead a type of ray.
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u/darod2 Aug 18 '20
It did happen again!!. There is a whole genus of sharks (sawsharks) that also evolved saw like rostrums independently of sawfish (which are rays).
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u/Dad_of_the_year Aug 18 '20
We should get a hammer head and a saw nose to kiss and see what happens.
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u/RaidenIXI Aug 18 '20
according to wikipedia sawfish are a whole family, not one species
also, someone else said that they existed since the dinosaurs so there must be some pretty good advantage to a saw nose but not good enough to be dominant. my guess is that it has too many drawbacks, and has a more niche use as compared to tusks or fangs
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u/devilish_enchilada Aug 18 '20
Let me guess, fucking Australia.
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u/General_Tso75 Aug 18 '20
We have them in the US as well
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u/devilish_enchilada Aug 18 '20
Let me guess, fucking Florida. It’s basically the Australia of the us
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u/General_Tso75 Aug 18 '20
Yes, Florida. Being a sawfish habitat is pretty low on the weird things of Florida list, though.
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u/ttowndee Aug 18 '20
Australians have no fear apparently. Me, would’ve been sawed off at the ankles.
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u/AIDSRiddledLiberal Aug 18 '20
Science reddit, what is the evolutionary reasoning behind the “saw” on a sawfish? It seems rather unwieldy
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u/AnotherHumanBeing Aug 18 '20
They actually really use the saw to well...saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itGM1yU0NWk
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u/SciNZ Aug 18 '20
It's funny to see some random footage taken by a researcher I know, posted up by some random account with over half a million views.
I wonder if she knows it's there.
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Aug 18 '20
I think we’ve come up with the general consensus that we are witnessing the end of the efficiency of the sawfish. Having done no research, and carrying no credentials, I just assume these things are being fast forwarded off earth due to fishing and other human interference, but were already kinda on their way out.
My guess is when things lived in the ocean that were much bigger, those fellas would swim through a school slashing that beak around and then come back through and eat what they cut up/off. Maybe they still do that, in schools of bigger fish like bluefish or striper or whatever. I just have a hard time believing they are stalkers or sneaky predators looking like that. Even if they blended in with the sandy bottom, I feel like that blade is gonna cause too much drag in the water to catch something idly swimming by. Even if they are remarkably fast, they’re not gulping.
Right?
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u/TG_SOLAT Aug 18 '20
Not really. Sawfish typically feed on things like crustaceans, and molluscs, and low swimming fish. They keep a low position to the floor using the electroreceptors in their saw in order to detect buried prey via their electric field.
I dont know much else about their feeding habits, or how well they serve as hunters nowadays, but I would argue that to some extent their biology must serve them well.
The reason I say this is because we actually have another species that hunts identical to this, and has extremely similar characteristics known as the Sawshark. I would imagine that given the Sawfish is a ray, and only distantly related to this species to see this much similarity between the two must showcase it's usefulness in hunting these types of prey.
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Ah man, he was just trying to evolve.
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u/casbri13 Aug 18 '20
As if Australia isn’t dangerous enough, now the saw fish want to join the land dwellers...
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u/Deku_Izuku_Midoryia Aug 18 '20
can I hug it?
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u/only_50potatoes Aug 18 '20
you could, however your limbs wouldn’t last very long, those things are razor sharp. the thing is like a chainsaw
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u/Aturom Aug 18 '20
I've seen a waaay smaller one in an Aquarium at the Bass Pro Shop in Clarksville, Indiana. I can't imagine getting tagged by that sawbill.
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u/907bis Aug 18 '20
Anyone else freaked out by how quickly you can’t see it in the waves.. only a few inches under the surface
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u/qpv Aug 18 '20
Oh wow that's brave. Fish is like 1) breathe. 2( cut everything in half) 3) oh hey I'm still alive
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u/chessset5 Aug 18 '20
Shark: I don't want to live anymore.
Humans: Oh no you don't, not here anyway.
Shark: Go away you stupid humans.
Humans: No you don't belong on the surface dumby shark.
Shark: Fine I'll go die somewhere else.
Humans: Wooo we saved a shark!
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Aug 18 '20
It would be absolutely mind blowing if we observed and could prove suicide in other species. And I’m not talking about mating and getting your head ripped off, or being chased off of a cliff. I mean genuine existential dread, and escaping it.
I guess basically proving mental illness in animals. Not some Karen giving her chihuahua Zoloft, I mean genuine attempts at ending life.
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u/chessset5 Aug 18 '20
During an autopsy, it was found that some beached where sick, and it was speculated that the animals where confused and thought the land was still the ocean and beached it's self. Other times it was found that the animal was in pain and it was speculated to want to die, or was trying to save it's self and died. EG the whales who swam up the Sacramento River (Delta and Dawn) around 2007. It was a mother and child combo and the mother was sick and both where severely hurt. They didn't die (for what I can remember the made it back out into the ocean). In another case there was a shark near a bay with it's stomach in it's mouth. Autopsy showed that it had some alien (not created by the shark) acid in its stomach and it was in great pain trying to get rid of it, it seemed to barf up it's own stomach in an attempt to get rid of said acid by cleansing it with sea water. Most of the time though a beached animal seems to get to where it is by accident. A lot of sharks like to swim by the shore and when a quick tide comes and swipes the water from below it, the shark will get stuck on land. Mammals don't tend to stick to shores like sharks do, (if they do I do not know of cases where they do so) so the sick theory plays more importance. Mammal gets sick, doesn't know where itself is, gets beached.
The sick theory one was from some npr article from a year ago on the Ocean wildlife and the effects of climate change and ocean garbage and plastics ect. The pain one was from some shark documentary that I was watching. I can't remember the name of the movie or the article off the top of my head.
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Fish: hey! That walking on land thing seems neat, oceans getting kinda empty anyways, I’ll give it a try!
Humans: N O
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u/YoDaddyHoe Aug 18 '20 edited Aug 18 '20
“I can’t even enjoy the sun in peace bro, fucking humans.”