Broadnose cat shark vs Java-bean

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broadnose cat shark Java-bean
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ) Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family Scyliorhinidae Fabaceae
Genus Apristurus Senna
Species Apristurus investigatoris Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broadnose cat shark Java-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadnose cat shark

Habitat

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

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Broadnose cat shark

The Broadnose Cat Shark (Apristurus investigatoris) 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.

Java-bean

No description available.

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