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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).
Eponymy: Figaro is the eponymous: Barber of Seville (opera by Rossini) and of Mozart’s: The Marriage of Figaro. [...] William Boardman (1906–1963) was a naturalist at the Australian Museum who was a friend and colleague of the describer and who collected the holotype from a trawler. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 128 - 823 m (Ref. 244). Temperate; 24°S - 44°S
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?, range 43 - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. Three broad dark saddles in front of first dorsal fin, about as wide as eye diameter or wider (Ref. 11146).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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
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. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 10.3 - 16.9, mean 12 °C (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), 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 (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.2 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
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).
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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);
