Black roughscale catshark vs Forcipate Firetail

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Telebasis versicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Forcipate Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Apristurus	Telebasis
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Telebasis versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and Forcipate Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Forcipate Firetail
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.

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.