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Family Order: Rajiformes

Anacanthobatidae

Species

13

Genera

3

Max Length

69 cm

Max Weight

-

Avg Trophic

3.72

Threatened

-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Family

Anacanthobatidae

⭐ Notable Species

View all 13

Blackbodied leg skate

Sinobatis melanosoma

East China leg skate

Anacanthobatis donghaiensis

Spotted legskate

Anacanthobatis marmorata

Narrow leg skate

Sinobatis stenosoma

Sinobatis Borneensis

Sinobatis borneensis

Andaman legskate

Sinobatis andamanensis

Shorttail legskate

Sinobatis brevicauda

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mozambique

1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest

150 m

Deepest

1,725 m

🌿 Genera in Family Anacanthobatidae

9 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine

13

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC

NT

DD

Least Concern 8

Near Threatened 1

Data Deficient 2

🐟 Species in Anacanthobatidae

13 total

Andaman legskate

Sinobatis andamanensis

Blackbodied leg skate

Sinobatis melanosoma

Sinobatis caerulea

East China leg skate

Anacanthobatis donghaiensis

Eastern Australian legskate

Sinobatis filicauda

Narrow leg skate

Sinobatis stenosoma

Shorttail legskate

Sinobatis brevicauda

Sinobatis Borneensis

Sinobatis borneensis

Sinobatis Kotlyari

Sinobatis kotlyari

South China leg skate

Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis

Spotted legskate

Anacanthobatis marmorata

Western Australian Legskate

Sinobatis bulbicauda

Classification

Class Elasmobranchii

Order Rajiformes

Family Anacanthobatidae

Genera 3

Species 13

Size & Biology

Max length 69 cm

Avg trophic 3.72

Depth range 150–1,725 m

Conservation

NT 1

LC 8

DD 2

Characteristics

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