Black roughscale catshark vs red toon

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Toona sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	red toon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Toona
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Toona sinensis

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

red toon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	red toon
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 toon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across North Korea, Rwanda, and 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.