Black roughscale catshark vs Red ash

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Alphitonia
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.