Anacanthobatis marmoratus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
CHONDRICHTHYES |
RAJIFORMES |
ANACANTHOBATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Anacanthobatis marmoratus |
| Species Authority: |
(von Bonde & Swart, 1923) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Spotted Legskate |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Smale, M.J. (SSG Subequatorial Africa Regional Workshop, September 2003) |
| Reviewer/s: |
Cavanagh, R.D., Kyne, P.M. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
A small, apparently uncommon southern African endemic species rarely sampled from the shelf edge and slope and recorded from only a few specimens. Its known range is from Durban, South Africa to southern Mozambique, in depths of 230 to 322 m, but it may be found to be more widespread in deeper waters when these are surveyed more thoroughly in the future. Virtually nothing is known about this skate and it is not possible to assess it beyond Data Deficient without further study and information.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Known from only a few specimens from off Mozambique and off South Africa from the shelf edge and upper slope. |
| Countries: |
Native: Mozambique; South Africa |
| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – western
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Known from only a few specimens.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A poorly known skate of the shelf edge and upper slope, recorded in depths of 230 to 322 m. Nothing is known of its biology. Maximum size is at least 25 cm total length (TL) (Compagno et al. 1989)
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| Systems: |
Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
Demersal trawling.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Further surveys and research are required to accurately determine this species’ distribution, biology and ecology.
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