Black roughscale catshark vs Smooth Stonewort

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Characeae
Genus	Apristurus	Nitella
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.