Black roughscale catshark vs telinga-potato

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	telinga-potato
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	Araceae
Genus	Apristurus	Amorphophallus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	telinga-potato
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.

telinga-potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.