Which of the following statement s about Sawfish is are incorrect 1 Though known to be close to shar...........

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Which of the following statement/s about Sawfish is/are incorrect?

1. Though known to be close to sharks, sawfish are actually mammals residing in tropical waters of Indian Ocean.

2. Various sub-species of Sawfish are listed is 'Endangered' or 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red list.

3. They are listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.

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1 only

1 and 3 only

2 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

First statement is incorrect. The only relatively large remaining population of the large tooth sawfish in the Atlantic region is at the Amazon estuary in Brazil, but there are smaller in Central America and West Africa, and this species is also found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Second statement is correct.

Third statement is correct. The sawfish, included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 enacted to save them from exploitation, have been sighted off the Indian coast less than 10 times in over a decade and they appear to be more threatened than tigers and elephants