Black roughscale catshark vs Elephant Apple

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dillenia
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.