The black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is recorded from the north Atlantic, eastern South Atlantic, in the Indian Ocean and around Australia and New Zealand.[2] The species can be found on continental shelf at depths between 510 and 1,520 m.[3] It can grow up to 90 cm (35 in).[2]
| Black roughscale catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. melanoasper
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus melanoasper | |
Conservation status
editThe New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the black roughscale catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
edit- ^ Finucci, B.; Armstrong, A.O. (2024). "Apristurus melanoasper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T42700A124425926. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. Vol. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus melanoasper". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2016). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 9. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.