Black roughscale catshark vs lírio-dos-charcos

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	lírio-dos-charcos
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Apristurus	Iris
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and lírio-dos-charcos share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

lírio-dos-charcos

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	lírio-dos-charcos
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.

lírio-dos-charcos

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.