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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.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 128 - 823 m (Ref. 244). Temperate; 24°S - 44°S
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 43 - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 244)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 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).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 10.3 - 16.9, mean 12 °C (based on 54 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00172 - 0.00698), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Fec assumed to be <100).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (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);
