Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani)

Query: Scyliorhinidae

Result: 6^th of 20

Subject:	Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani)
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Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani)
Source http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3749
Author CSIRO National Fish Collection
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figaro_boardmani_csiro-nfc.jpg

The Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani) is a common species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to southern Australian waters. It is found on or near the bottom of the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope, at depths of 85 to 823 m. The Australian sawtail catshark feeds mainly on fishes, crustaceans, and cephalopods.
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Figaro
Species: Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)
Synonyms:
Figaro boardmani socius Whitley, 1939
Pristiurus boardmani Whitley, 1928
Galeus boardmani Whitley, 1928

Scyliorhinidae
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