June 24, 2008: Saw What? - Page 2

Big Sarge · 06-24-2008, 03:04 PM

The sawfish & the sawshark are two different creatures. Did you know the sawfish have been known to swim up the Mississippi River? They can grow to be about 18-20 feet long

Madman · 06-24-2008, 03:19 PM

I wonder if they have teeth? Sure would hate to get bit by one.

Sheldonrs · 06-24-2008, 05:48 PM

If you are swimming and you see a sawfish and a hammerhead Shark, you are screwed.

Aliantha · 06-24-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarasvati48

Sharks are fish...

No they're not. Sharks don't have bone. They only have cartilage. Fish have a skeltal structure. That's the main difference. There's also the fact that sharks must move forward at all times to pass water through their 'gill' area whereas fish don't.

Just because they live in the same environment doesn't mean they're the same creature.

Saying sharks are fish is like saying humans are snakes. Obviously there are some humans with snake-like characteristics, but they're still not snakes.

Aliantha · 06-24-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

The shark is the one on the left, not right. They are especially strong since those long things on their noses are barbels.

DJ is right. The one on the left goes by the scientific name Pristiophorus cirratus and is found in the waters around southern Australia’s outer continental shelf, and is endemic to that region.

There are a few different varieties of saw shark, but they all come from the Pristiophorus family. Lay people will often refer to a sawshark as a sawfish though, so it's possible that's where the confusion arises? You can see that the one on the left has the two longer prongs. That's what identifies it as a saw shark. The one on the right doesn't have them and the structure of the snout is different.

Elspode · 06-24-2008, 11:20 PM

A shark is a fish. It is a cartilagenous fish.

spudcon · 06-25-2008, 12:03 AM

But are they good with tarter sauce?

Cloud · 06-25-2008, 12:05 AM

their little eyes are cute.

sort of.

if you squint.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2008, 12:12 AM

Those aren't eyes, they're ports for the frickin laser beams.

Gravdigr · 06-25-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

They both look like members of the KKK

I was reminded of that too. And also of The Coneheads from Saturday Night Live.

Sundae · 06-25-2008, 07:17 PM

The next in the sequence is posted on the WTF NSFW thread.
Saw arse.

Imigo Jones · 06-26-2008, 01:46 AM

The Sawshark Redemption

Brighter close-up of mouth

SPUCK · 06-26-2008, 05:22 AM

Tuna will croak if they stop swimming.

Sundae · 06-26-2008, 07:11 AM

Gaudi's gaudy folly.
They sure don't look like shark teeth to me.....

spudcon · 06-26-2008, 02:35 PM

Isn't that the latest module on the ISS?

06-24-2008, 05:48 PM	#18
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06-24-2008, 11:20 PM	#21
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	A shark is a fish. It is a cartilagenous fish. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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06-25-2008, 12:05 AM	#23
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06-25-2008, 12:12 AM	#24
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06-24-2008, 03:04 PM	#16
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	The sawfish & the sawshark are two different creatures. Did you know the sawfish have been known to swim up the Mississippi River? They can grow to be about 18-20 feet long

06-24-2008, 03:19 PM	#17
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Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The next in the sequence is posted on the WTF NSFW thread. Saw arse. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-26-2008, 01:46 AM	#27
Imigo Jones Tornado Ali Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Used to be woods in town on prairie; now Emerald City Posts: 82	The Sawshark Redemption Brighter close-up of mouth Last edited by Imigo Jones; 06-26-2008 at 02:15 AM. Reason: Removed uncooperative link.

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SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Tuna will croak if they stop swimming.

06-26-2008, 07:11 AM	#29
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