Biology:Black roughscale catshark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Black roughscale catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. melanoasper
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004
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The black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. 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]
Conservation status
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the black roughscale catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
- ↑ McCormack, C.; Iglésias, S.; Kyne, P.M. (2016). "Apristurus melanoasper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42700A70708776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42700A70708776.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42700/70708776. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 82. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus melanoasper" in 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. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 9. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q617911 entry
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