The Bahamas sawshark, Pristiophorus schroederi, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae, found in the western Central Atlantic Ocean from the Bahamas and Cuba at depths of between 400 and 1,000 m. These sharks are at least 80 cm long.

Pristiophorus schroederi is the first member of the sawsharks (family Pristiophoridae) described from the western hemisphere.

[2] Like its family members, it is most likely a descendant of the Cenozoic sawshark, Pristiophorus lanceolatus from New Zealand and Australia.

[3] It is a poorly known family and only consists of six members: P. cirratus, P. delicatus, P. japinicus, P. nancyae, P. nudipinnis, and P.

[3] Three specimens of Pristiophoridae schroederi were discovered; 38.3, 64.5, and 80.5 centimeters in length, were collected by an incidental product of exploratory fishing operations by the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries.

[2] Despite the menacing appearance of this sawshark, it tends to feed primarily on fish and crustaceans like other species of its kind.

[4] Although most shark species tend to spend most of their time solitary, sawsharks are known to form schools.

Distinguishing features include a slight compression of their body and strong flattening of their head, and they tend to reach maturity at around one meter.

The fifth gill slit crosses the insertion of the pectoral fin and extends about equal distance above and below it.