Atlantic ghost cat shark vs grama-marinha

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Halophila decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	grama-marinha
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Halophila
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

grama-marinha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	grama-marinha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic ghost cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

grama-marinha

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Atlantic ghost cat shark

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.