Biology:Spotted legskate
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Anacanthobatidae |
| Genus: | Anacanthobatis |
| Species: | A. marmorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
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The spotted legskate (Anacanthobatis marmorata) is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray belonging to the family Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates.[3] It is the only species in the monospecific genus Anacanthobatis.[4] It is found off Mozambique and South Africa. This is a demersal fish occurring on soft substrates on the continental shelf break and upper continental slope at depths of 200–435 m (656–1,427 ft).[1]
Classification
The spotted legskate is the only species in its genus, previously several species have been assigned to this genus, but most are now placed in Sinobatis, Springeria, and Schroederobatis, leaving only A. marmoratus in Anacanthobatis.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pollom, R.; Fernando, S. (2020). "Anacanthobatis marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44600A124434445.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44600/124434445. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Anacanthobatis marmoratus" in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ↑ "Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016599.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Anacanthobatis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Anacanthobatis.
- ↑ Weigmann, S.; Stehmann, M.F.W.; Thiel, R. (2014). "Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori (Wallace, 1967) and its assignment to Indobatis n. g. (Elasmobranchii, Anacanthobatidae), with comments on other legskates". Zootaxa 3779 (2): 101–132.
- ↑ Last, P.R.; Weigmann, S.; Yang, L. (2016). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". Rays of the World: Supplementary information. CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection. p. 11.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2711164 entry
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