Scyliorhinidae

Australian sawtail catshark

Figaro boardmani

Sexes form separate groups hunting fish crustaceans and cephalopods

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Large
• Temperate fish

The Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani) is a common species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, 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 (279 to 2,700 ft). This slim-bodied species is characterized by crests of enlarged dermal denticles along both the dorsal and ventral edges of its caudal fin and caudal peduncle, along with a color pattern of broad, dark saddles outlined in white.