Black roughscale catshark vs Lesser Spearwort

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Ranunculus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Lesser Spearwort
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.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.