Smooth skate

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"Leg skate" redirects here. For the species from the family Gurgesiellidae, see Cruriraja.

Smooth skate
Leaf-nose leg skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Anacanthobatidae
von Bonde & Swart, 1923
Genera

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The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below 200 m (660 ft) in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.[1][2]

They lack the dorsal denticles (sharp, tooth-like scales) of other rays, hence their name, from Greek an- meaning "without", acantha meaning "thorn", and bathys meaning "deep".

They are bottom-dwelling fishes found on the continental slopes of tropical and subtropical waters.

Genera

Anacanthobatidae contains the following genera:[3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Anacanthobatidae". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  2. ^ Last, Peter; Weigmann, Simon; Yang, Lei (2016-11-24). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". pp. 11–34 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anacanthobatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2024.


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