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Anacanthobatidae (Smooth skates)
Etymology: Anacanthobatis: Greek, ana = up + Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, batis, -idos = a ray (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Springeria nanhaiensis Meng & Li in Chu et al., 1981 should be considered a questionable synonym of Sinobatis borneensis (Chan, 1965b) following Last & Séret (2008 ) in Ref. 94809.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 474 - 500 m. Deep-water
Western Pacific: type locality, South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Holotype was taken from sandy-muddy bottom; maximum depth provided by H. Ishihara and Y. Wang (pers. comm. 07/07).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2):271-290. (Ref. 27314)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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