Black roughscale catshark vs Starfruit

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Apristurus	Damasonium
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.