Broadgill Catshark vs Corned Beef Wood

Apristurus riveri compared with Barringtonia calyptrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadgill Catshark	Corned Beef Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Barringtonia
Species	Apristurus riveri	Barringtonia calyptrata

Conservation Status

Broadgill Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Corned Beef Wood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadgill Catshark	Corned Beef Wood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadgill Catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Corned Beef Wood

Habitat

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

Broadgill Catshark

The Broadgill Catshark (Apristurus riveri) 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.