Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Fringed Cup

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Encoelia
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

Fringed Cup

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) 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.