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Banded shark

Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The banded shark (Figaro boardmani) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the banded shark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded shark live?

Not recorded

Is the banded shark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the banded shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusFigaro
  7. SpeciesFigaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)

Synonyms Figaro boardmani socius, Galeus boardmani, Pristiurus boardmani

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Australian sawtail catsharkEnglish
  • Australian sawtail sharkEnglish
  • Sawtail catsharkEnglish
  • Sawtail sharkEnglish
  • máčka BoardmanovaCzech
  • Australischer Sägeschwanz-KatzenhaiGerman
  • sahapyrstöhaiFinnish
  • Gattuccio dalla coda a sega australianoItalian
  • ザラヤモリザメJapanese
  • Australische zaagstaartkathaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-gato-de-BoardmanPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded shark

Other species in the same genus Figaro.

CompareBanded shark vs Northern sawtail shark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the banded shark?

The banded shark (Figaro boardmani) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded shark (Figaro boardmani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-shark

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BibTeX
@misc{banded_shark_2026,
  title = {Banded shark (Figaro boardmani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}