Sinobatis brevicauda

Taxonavigation: Rajiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Rajomorphii Ordo: Rajiformes

Familiae: Anacanthobatidae
Genus: Sinobatis
Species: Sinobatis brevicauda

Name

Sinobatis brevicauda Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016

• Holotype: ZMH 26158.
• Paratype: ZMH 26159.

Type locality: RV ‘Vityaz’, cruise 17, station 2820, Saya de Malha Bank, 08°34’S, 59°40.1’E – 08°24.7’S, 59°43.5’E, 960–1130 m depth.

Etymology: The species name brevicauda, from Latin brevis (= short), and cauda (= tail), refers to the very short tail of the species.

Vernacular names

English: Shorttail Legskate

References

• Weigmann, S. & Stehmann, M.F.W. 2016. Sinobatis brevicauda n. sp., a new deep-water legskate (Rajiformes, Anacanthobatidae) and first generic record from the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4137(4): 478–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.4.2. Reference page.