Black Bent vs Broadgill Catshark

Agrostis gigantea compared with Apristurus riveri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Broadgill Catshark
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Agrostis	Apristurus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Apristurus riveri

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Broadgill Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Broadgill Catshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Broadgill Catshark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.