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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 128 - 823 m (Ref. 244). Temperate; 24°S - 44°S
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
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).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | 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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00347 (0.00171 - 0.00701), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (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). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Low.
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Nutrienti (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); |