Black roughscale catshark vs 'Ihi

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Oxalis corniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black roughscale catshark 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Scyliorhinidae Oxalidaceae
Genus Apristurus Oxalis
Species Apristurus melanoasper Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black roughscale catshark 'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

'Ihi

No description available.

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