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Family: Anacanthobatidae Smooth skates



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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Anacanthobatis americana Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962

Photo by JAMARC
 
Anacanthobatis americana
[American legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
[East China leg skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Anacanthobatis folirostris (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Anacanthobatis folirostris
[Leaf-nose leg skate]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Anacanthobatis longirostris
[Longnose leg skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Anacanthobatis marmorata
[Spotted legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis
[South China leg skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.9 cm TL
Indobatis ori (Wallace, 1967)

Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Indobatis ori
[Black legskate]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.9 cm TL
Sinobatis borneensis (Chan, 1965)

Photo by FAO
 
Sinobatis borneensis
[Borneo leg skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean, Sa
Max. Length 42.2 cm WD
Sinobatis brevicauda Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016

Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Sinobatis brevicauda
[Shorttail legskate]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Sinobatis bulbicauda
[Western Australian Legskate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Sinobatis caerulea
[Blue Legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Sinobatis filicauda
[Eastern Australian legskate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33.1 cm TL
Sinobatis kotlyari Stehmann & Weigmann, 2016

Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Sinobatis kotlyari
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Sinobatis melanosoma (Chan, 1965)

Photo by FAO
 
Sinobatis melanosoma
[Blackbodied leg skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Sinobatis stenosoma
[Narrow leg skate]
15 Species of Family Anacanthobatidae
(Smooth skates)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1962 Anacanthobatis americana American legskate Western Central Atlantic 40 WD
1983 Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate Western Pacific 44 TL
1951 Anacanthobatis folirostris Leaf-nose leg skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
1962 Anacanthobatis longirostris Longnose leg skate Western Central Atlantic 75 TL
1923 Anacanthobatis marmorata Spotted legskate Western Indian Ocean 29 TL
1981 Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate Western Pacific
1967 Indobatis ori Black legskate Western Indian Ocean 42.9 TL
1965 Sinobatis borneensis Borneo leg skate Western Pacific 39.9 TL
2016 Sinobatis brevicauda Shorttail legskate Western Indian Ocean, Sa 42.2 WD
2008 Sinobatis bulbicauda Western Australian Legskate Indo-West Pacific 56 TL
2008 Sinobatis caerulea Blue Legskate Eastern Indian Ocean 69 TL
2008 Sinobatis filicauda Eastern Australian legskate Western Pacific 55 TL
2016 Sinobatis kotlyari Southeastern Indian Ocean 33.1 TL
1965 Sinobatis melanosoma Blackbodied leg skate Northwest Pacific 59 TL
1982 Sinobatis stenosoma Narrow leg skate Western Pacific 52 TL



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