Black_roughscale_catshark

Black roughscale catshark

Black roughscale catshark

Species of shark

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    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. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apristurus melanoasper" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  4. [4]
    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.
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