Black roughscale catshark vs Hine's Emerald

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Somatochlora hineana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Hine's Emerald
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	Corduliidae
Genus	Apristurus	Somatochlora
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Somatochlora hineana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and Hine's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Hine's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Hine's Emerald
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.

Hine's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.