Figaro boardmani, Sawtail catshark : fisheries
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Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)

Sawtail catshark
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Figaro: Presumably named for the eponymous barber in various dramas (e.g., The Marriage of Figaro), allusion not explained nor evident. (See ETYFish);  boardmani: In honor of friend and colleague William Boardman (1906-1963), Assistant Ornithologist, Australian Museum (Sydney), who collected holotype from a trawler. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 128 - 823 m (Ref. 244). Temperate; 24°S - 44°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 43 - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 0; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 0. Three broad dark saddles in front of first dorsal fin, about as wide as eye diameter or wider (Ref. 11146).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

A little-known but common Australian catshark found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope, presumably on or near the bottom (Ref. 11146, 75154). Feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods (Ref. 6871). Appears to aggregate by sex (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 6871)





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.3 - 16.9, mean 12 °C (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00173 - 0.00727), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 12.2 [2.4, 62.0] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.246 [0.067, 0.757] mg/100g ; Protein = 18 [15, 21] % ; Omega3 = 0.423 [0.181, 0.956] g/100g ; Selenium = 13.4 [4.4, 40.5] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.6, 38.9] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.405 [0.193, 0.748] mg/100g (wet weight);