Black roughscale catshark vs drooping she-oak

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Allocasuarina
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	drooping she-oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

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

drooping she-oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.