Black roughscale catshark vs Scentless false mayweed

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Tripleurospermum inodorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Scentless false mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apristurus	Tripleurospermum
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Tripleurospermum inodorum

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Scentless false mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Scentless false mayweed
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.

Scentless false mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.