Species Sinobatis bulbicauda Last & Séret, 2008
West Australian Legskate, Western Australian Legskate, Western Leg Skate
- Sinobatis bulbicauda Last, P.R. & Séret, B. 2008. Three new legskates of the genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1671: 33-58 [37, figs1, 3-5, 11, 13].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.2557-01 ♂, west of Cape Farquhar, WA [23°44'S, 112°35'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.31167-003; CSIRO B.4007; CSIRO CA.2809; CSIRO CA.2825; CSIRO CA.3566; CSIRO CA.4371; CSIRO H.1213-2; CSIRO H.1514-23; CSIRO H.1621-3; CSIRO H.1647-3; CSIRO H.1650-3; CSIRO H.1650-4; CSIRO H.1819-4; CSIRO H.3159-06; CSIRO H.4071-02; CSIRO H.6417-04; MNHP 2007-1472; MNHP 2007-1471; NTM S.12592-013; NTM S.12614-039; WAM P.28088-002; WAM P.28089-007; WAM P.28092-001; WAM P.28094-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Anacanthobatis sp. A. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [358]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Gantheaume Bay (27°49'S, 113°01'E), northwards to off Ashmore Reef (13°25'S, 122°54'E), WA; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia).
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
150–1125 m.
General References
Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. Families Rajidae, Arhynchobatidae, Anacanthobatidae. pp. 1452-1466 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1466] (as Anacanthobatis sp. A)
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. Families Rajidae, Arhynchobatidae, Anacanthobatidae. pp. 1452-1466 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1466] (West Australian Legskate)
Last, P.R. & Séret, B. 2008. Three new legskates of the genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1671: 33-58 [41] (Western Australian Legskate)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [390] (Western Leg Skate)
History of changes
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |