A Recovery Plan for the smalltooth sawfish has been in effect since 2002. Observations show that smalltooth sawfish may participate in precopulatory behavior in captivity. The smalltooth sawfish is similarly rare in park waters and endangered. Smalltooth sawfish are mostly found in coastal marine and estuarine brackish waters. The smalltooth sawfish, largetooth sawfish and green sawfish are among the world's largest fish. The smalltooth sawfish ("Pristis pectinata") is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae.