Anacanthobatidae

fish family

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annotated classification

  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    In chondrichthyan: Annotated classification

    Family AnacanthobatidaeNo dorsal fin; completely smooth skin; the pelvic fins so deeply notched as to form leglike structures anteriorly. 2 genera (Anacanthobatis from KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, and Springeria from the Gulf of Mexico), about 13 species.Suborder MyliobatoideiDistinguished by a slender tail, usually…

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family of skates

  • Skate (Raja undulata)
    In skate

    families—Rajidae, Arynchobatidae, and Anacanthobatidae—while others place all skates into family Rajidae.

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