FREQUENCY: Uncommon
NO. APPEARING: 2-8
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: //20?
HIT DICE: 3
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 slash
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (10'- 12' long)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
    Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: II/35+ 3/hp

There is little to distinguish the sawfish
from the sawshark except for the position
of the gill slits on each fish. On the sawshark,
the gill slits are on the sides of the
neck; on the sawfish, the gills are on the
underside of the body.

The sawfish belongs to the family of
rays, and is similar in some ways to the
manta and stingray. The sawshark, however,
is a true shark. Both the sawfish and
sawshark are characterized by a long, flat
snout with a row of teeth on each side.
Both fish use a side-to-side slashing motion
to attack their prey and to defend themselves.
This sawlike snout makes up
roughly half the total body length of each
fish. On some individual fish, the snout
itself may be 6' long.

by Gregg Chamberlain
 
 

Ocean monsters

Monsters

Dragon #116

Dragon magazine

1st Edition AD&D