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Family: Anacanthobatidae Smooth skates



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16 species (see list below)
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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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