Black roughscale catshark vs Floating Fern

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Salvinia
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.