Black roughscale catshark vs rounded rustwort

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Marsupella
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.