Smooth skate
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The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below Template:Convert 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] Template:Linked genus list
References
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