Black roughscale catshark vs Tufted Foxtail

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Apristurus	Alopecurus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Tufted Foxtail
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.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.