Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae Deepwater catsharks

Genus: Figaro

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2 species (see list below)
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)

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Figaro boardmani
[Sawtail catshark]
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Max. Length 42.1 cm TL
 
Figaro striatus
[Northern sawtail shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Figaro boardmani Sawtail catshark Indo-West Pacific 61 TL 1928
Figaro striatus Northern sawtail shark Western Pacific 42.1 TL 2008



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