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]
| Spotted legskate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Anacanthobatidae |
| Genus: | Anacanthobatis |
| Species: | A. marmorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Anacanthobatis marmorata | |
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Classification
editThe spotted legskate is the only species in its genus, previoulsy 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
edit- ^ a b Pollom, R. & Fernando, S. (2020). "Anacanthobatis marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44600A124434445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44600A124434445.en. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anacanthobatis marmoratus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ "Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Anacanthobatis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ 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)". In Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary information. CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection. p. 11.
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