Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Apristurus melanoasper Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Apristurus | |
Similar White ghost catshark, Asymbolus funebris, Panama ghost catshark, Longnose catshark, Pale catshark | ||
The black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found at the northwest Atlantic continental shelf at depths between 510 and 1,520 m. It can grow up to 76 cm (30 in).
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