Scyliorhinidae

Northern sawtail catshark

Figaro striatus

Dark bars meet serrated denticles along the tail

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The northern sawtail catshark (Figaro striatus) is a little-known species of deepwater catshark, belonong to the family Pentanchidae, endemic to northeastern Australia. It is demersal in nature and inhabits the upper continental slope at a depth of 300–420 m (980–1,380 ft). A small, slender species growing no longer than 42 cm (17 in), the northern sawtail catshark is characterized by a series of dark, narrow saddles along its back and tail, and rows of prominently enlarged dermal denticles along the upper edge of its caudal fin and the underside of its caudal peduncle.