Spotted legskate explained

The spotted legskate (Anacanthobatis marmorata) is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray belonging to the family Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates.^[1] It is the only species in the monospecific genus Anacanthobatis. 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 .

Classification

The 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.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Species Description of Anacanthobatis marmoratus at www.shark-references.com

Notes and References

1. Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923) . 1016599 . 2023-11-09 .
2. 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.
3. Book: Last, P.R. . Peter R. Last . Weigmann, S. . & . Yang, L. . 2016 . Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes) . 11 . Last, P.R. . Yearsley, G.K . Rays of the World: Supplementary information . CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection.