Black roughscale catshark vs serpent cactus

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Peniocereus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	serpent cactus
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.

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.

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.