Black roughscale catshark vs Goa-bean

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black roughscale catshark is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Psophocarpus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.