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Family: Anacanthobatidae Smooth skates



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16 species
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Max. Length 44 cm TL

 
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
[East China leg skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

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

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Anacanthobatis marmorata
[Spotted legskate]
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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 Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Indobatis ori
[Black legskate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Schroederobatis americana (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Schroederobatis americana
[American legskate]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.9 cm TL

 
Sinobatis andamanensis
[Andaman legskate]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Sinobatis brevicauda
[Shorttail legskate]
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Max. Length 56 cm TL

 
Sinobatis bulbicauda
[Western Australian Legskate]
No picture found

Max. Length 69 cm TL

 
Sinobatis caerulea
[Blue Legskate]
No picture found

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 Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Sinobatis kotlyari
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Sinobatis melanosoma
[Blackbodied leg skate]
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Max. Length 52 cm TL

 
Sinobatis stenosoma
[Narrow leg skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Springeria folirostris Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Springeria folirostris
[Leaf-nose leg skate]
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Max. Length 75 cm TL

 
Springeria longirostris
[Longnose leg skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate Western Pacific 44 TL 1983
Anacanthobatis marmorata Spotted legskate Western Indian Ocean 29 TL 1923
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate Western Pacific 1981
Indobatis ori Black legskate Western Indian Ocean 42.9 TL 1967
Schroederobatis americana American legskate Western Central Atlantic 40 WD 1962
Sinobatis andamanensis Andaman legskate Eastern Indian Ocean 42.9 TL 2016
Sinobatis borneensis Borneo leg skate Western Pacific 39.9 TL 1965
Sinobatis brevicauda Shorttail legskate Western Indian Ocean, Sa 42.2 WD 2016
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 2008
Sinobatis kotlyari Southeastern Indian Ocean 33.1 TL 2016
Sinobatis melanosoma Blackbodied leg skate Northwest Pacific 59 TL 1965
Sinobatis stenosoma Narrow leg skate Northwest Pacific 52 TL 1982
Springeria folirostris Leaf-nose leg skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1951
Springeria longirostris Longnose leg skate Western Central Atlantic 75 TL 1962



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