Spotted legskate

Spotted legskate
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Anacanthobatidae
Genus:	Anacanthobatis
Species:	A. marmorata
Binomial name
Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Synonyms [2]
Leiobatis dubius von Bonde & Swart, 1923 Anacanthobatis dubius (von Bonde & Swart, 1923) Springeria dubia (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

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. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anacanthobatis marmoratus". FishBase . June 2024 version.
3. "Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2023-11-09.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.

External links

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