The black legskate (''Indobatis ori'') is a species of
smooth skate
The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
They lack the dorsal denticles (sharp, tooth-like scales) of other rays, hence their name, from G ...
native to the Indian Ocean off of Madagascar and Mozambique. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Indobatis''. It inhabits the
continental slope
A continental margin is the outer edge of continental crust abutting oceanic crust under coastal waters. It is one of the three major zones of the ocean floor, the other two being deep-ocean basins and mid-ocean ridges. The continental margin ...
at depths of from . This species can reach a length of . It is dark-colored, greyish-black or brownish on the dorsum, ventrally lighter.
References
External links
Species Description of Anacanthobatis ori at www.shark-references.com
Anacanthobatidae
Fish described in 1967
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