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Sawfish are among the strangest fish in the ocean.

According to the Daily Star, Atherton went fishing in the waters off the coast of Florida last weekend. The boat took Atherton from Port Canaveral in Florida, several kilometers deep into the Atlantic Ocean.

The man spent half a day fishing, using bluefin tuna as bait, hoping to catch a big fish. At one point, Atherton believed he had caught a shark, and as he pulled back the rod, the struggle lasted for more than an hour.

It wasn’t until the sea creature surfaced that Atherton realized he had hooked an extremely rare predator: a 13-foot-long sawfish, a species that dates back to prehistoric times.

This fish has a long nose covered with sharp teeth.

This is one of the strangest fish in the ocean, with a snout that can grow up to 1.5 meters long and covered in sharp, saw-like teeth. It looks like a shark, but is actually related to the stingray.

After taking a picture of his catch, Atherton released the fish back into the sea.

Sawfish can grow up to 5.5 metres long and weigh around 350kg. They were once common off the coast of Florida, but are now rarely seen due to overhunting over the past century.

Sawfish have mythological significance in many parts of the world. In some parts of Africa, people dress up as sawfish in dances as part of their coming-of-age ceremonies. In Gambia, the sawfish is a symbol of courage.