| Black roughscale catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. melanoasper |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus melanoasper | |
Theblack roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species ofshark belonging to thefamilyPentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is recorded from the northAtlantic, 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]
The New ZealandDepartment of Conservation has classified the black roughscale catshark as "Data deficient" under theNew Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
