Australian sawtail catshark

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The Australian sawtail catshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 128 - 823 m environment.

The Australian sawtail catshark, Figaro boardmani, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found from Carnarvon, Western Australia to Noosa, Queensland, at depths of between 130 and 825 m. Its length is up to 61 cm. More

No image of Australian sawtail catshark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Names Scientific: Galeus boardmani German: Australischer Sägeschwanzfleckhai More

Common names

Australian sawtail cat shark in English
Australian sawtail catshark in English
Australische zaagstaartkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Banded shark in English
Chien égoine in French (français)
Pintarroja australiana in Spanish (español)
Sawtail catshark in English
Sawtail shark in English
Sawtailed shark in English
澳洲鋸尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
澳洲锯尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Figaro
Species : Figaro boardmani
Authority : Whitley, 1928

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Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani)