Black roughscale catshark vs mountain-pepper

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Apristurus	Litsea
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	mountain-pepper
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.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.