Black roughscale catshark vs Richards' Greenbottle

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Lucilia richardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Apristurus	Lucilia
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Richards' Greenbottle
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.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.