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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Anacanthobatidae Smooth skates

Genus: Sinobatis

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9 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 42.9 cm TL
 
Sinobatis andamanensis
[Andaman legskate]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.9 cm TL
Sinobatis borneensis (Chan, 1965)

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Sinobatis borneensis
[Borneo leg skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.2 cm WD
Sinobatis brevicauda Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016

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Sinobatis brevicauda
[Shorttail legskate]
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Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Sinobatis bulbicauda
[Western Australian Legskate]
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Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Sinobatis caerulea
[Blue Legskate]
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Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Sinobatis filicauda
[Eastern Australian legskate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33.1 cm TL
Sinobatis kotlyari Stehmann & Weigmann, 2016

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Sinobatis kotlyari
[]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Sinobatis melanosoma (Chan, 1965)

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Sinobatis melanosoma
[Blackbodied leg skate]
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Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Sinobatis stenosoma
[Narrow leg skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sinobatis andamanensis Andaman legskate Eastern Indian Ocean 42.9 TL 2016
Sinobatis borneensis Borneo leg skate Western Pacific 39.9 TL 1965
Sinobatis brevicauda Shorttail legskate Western Indian Ocean 42.2 WD 2016
Sinobatis bulbicauda Western Australian Legskate Indo-West Pacific 56 TL 2008
Sinobatis caerulea Blue Legskate Eastern Indian Ocean 69 TL 2008
Sinobatis filicauda Eastern Australian legskate Western Pacific 55 TL 2008
Sinobatis kotlyari Southeastern Indian Ocean 33.1 TL 2016
Sinobatis melanosoma Blackbodied leg skate Northwest Pacific 59 TL 1965
Sinobatis stenosoma Narrow leg skate Northwest Pacific 52 TL 1982



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