''Sinobatis'' is a

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s in the

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Anacanthobatidae The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. They lack the dorsal denticles (sharp, tooth-like scales) of other rays, hence their name, from Gr ...

native to deep water in the

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Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (3): 837-1037.''

Species

Nine recognized species are in this genus: * ''

Sinobatis andamanensis ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on bio ...

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& Bussarawit, 2016 (Andaman legskate) Last, P.R. & Bussarawit, S. (2016): A new legskate, ''Sinobatis andamanensis'' (Rajiformes: Anacanthobatidae), from the Andaman Sea (northeastern Indian Ocean). ''Zootaxa, 4168 (1): 161-170.'' * ''

Sinobatis borneensis ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on bio ...

'' ( W. L. Y. Chan, 1965) (Borneo legskate) * ''

Sinobatis brevicauda ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on bio ...

'' Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016 (short-tail legskate) Weigmann, S. & Stehmann, M.F.W. (2016): ''Sinobatis brevicauda'' n. sp., a new deep-water legskate (Rajiformes, Anacanthobatidae) and first generic record from the western Indian Ocean. ''Zootaxa, 4137 (4): 478–500.'' * '' Sinobatis bulbicauda''

& Séret, 2008 (western Australian legskate) * '' Sinobatis caerulea''

& Séret, 2008 (blue legskate) * '' Sinobatis filicauda''

& Séret, 2008 (eastern Australian legskate) * '' Sinobatis kotlyari'' Stehmann & Weigmann, 2016 (Kotlyar's legskate) Stehmann, M.F.W. & Weigmann, S. (2016): A new deepwater legskate, ''Sinobatis kotlyari'' n. sp. (Rajiformes, Anacanthobatidae) from the southeastern Indian Ocean on Broken Ridge. ''Zootaxa, 4189 (2): 327–347.'' * '' Sinobatis melanosoma'' ( W. L. Y. Chan, 1965) (black-bodied legskate) * '' Sinobatis stenosoma'' ( S. Li & A. S. Hu, 1982) (narrow leg skate)

References

Anacanthobatidae Ray genera Taxa named by P. Alexander Hulley {{Rajiformes-stub