These giant, guitar-shaped fish have not been spotted in this part of the world since the 1990s, leading many to assume they had vanished in the region. However, to the surprise of locals and scientists, the body of a largetooth sawfish recently washed ashore, dispelling some myths about the species' demise. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The carcass of the largetooth sawfish, measuring 2.93 meters (9 feet 7 inches) in length, was found on September 19 along the mouth of the Birha River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Local resident Mike Vincent stumbled across the strange specimen and decided to send an image to Kevin Cole, a natural scientist at the East London Museum.

“It was surreal seeing this shark-like ray

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