Black roughscale catshark vs Dotted Firefly

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Apristurus	Lucidota
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Dotted Firefly
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.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.