Broadgill Catshark vs Dotted Firefly

Apristurus riveri compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadgill Catshark	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Kıkırdaklı balıklar)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Apristurus	Lucidota
Species	Apristurus riveri	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadgill Catshark and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Broadgill Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadgill Catshark	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadgill Catshark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.