Smooth skate

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The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below Script error: No such module "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

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References

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