vs Black roughscale catshark

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Apristurus melanoasper

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Black roughscale catshark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black roughscale catshark
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Microcystaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Apristurus
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Apristurus melanoasper

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Black roughscale catshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

Black roughscale catshark

The Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.