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Sinobatis bulbicauda
Last & Séret, 2008
Western Australian Legskate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Anacanthobatidae
Reference of the original description
Three New Legskates of the Genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) From the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671, 33–58
Three New Legskates of the Genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) From the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671, 33–58
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Types
Sinobatis bulbicauda
Holotype: CSIRO: H 2557-01; Paratype: AMS: I.31167-003; CSIRO: H 6417-04; CSIRO: H 3159-07; CSIRO: H 4071-02; CSIRO: H 1819-4; CSIRO: H 1650-3; CSIRO: H 1621-3; CSIRO: CA 4371; CSIRO: H 1213-2; CSIRO: H 1514-23; CSIRO: CA 2825; CSIRO: CA 3566; CSIRO: B 4007; CSIRO: H 3159-06; CSIRO: H 1650-4; CSIRO: H 1647-3; CSIRO: CA 2809; MNHN: 2007-1471; MNHN: 2007-1472; NTM: S 12592-013; NTM: S 12614-039; WAM: P 28094-001; WAM: P 28089-007; WAM: P 28092-001; WAM: P 28088-002;
Sinobatis bulbicauda
Holotype: CSIRO: H 2557-01; Paratype: AMS: I.31167-003; CSIRO: H 6417-04; CSIRO: H 3159-07; CSIRO: H 4071-02; CSIRO: H 1819-4; CSIRO: H 1650-3; CSIRO: H 1621-3; CSIRO: CA 4371; CSIRO: H 1213-2; CSIRO: H 1514-23; CSIRO: CA 2825; CSIRO: CA 3566; CSIRO: B 4007; CSIRO: H 3159-06; CSIRO: H 1650-4; CSIRO: H 1647-3; CSIRO: CA 2809; MNHN: 2007-1471; MNHN: 2007-1472; NTM: S 12592-013; NTM: S 12614-039; WAM: P 28094-001; WAM: P 28089-007; WAM: P 28092-001; WAM: P 28088-002;
Description :
Citation: Sinobatis bulbicauda Last & Séret, 2008: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
Common names
Western Australian Legskate
Western Australian Legskate
Short Description
This species is distinguished by the following combination of characters: moderate-sized disc, its width at anterior orbit 5.2-7.8 times mouth width; moderately elongate to short tail, its postcloacal length 79-170% of disc length; relatively large eyes with orbit diameter 4.7-8.8 in horizontal snout and 6.7-10.6 in head lengths, respectively; distal portion of tail expanded laterally in specimens exceeding about 28 cm TL (130 mm DW), width of tail near tip 1.3-2.2 times tail width at its midlength; pectoral-fin radials 66-71; moderate-sized pelvic fins, anterior lobe 12.1-18.1% TL; anterior pelvic-fin lobe rather broad-based, width 1.7-3.2 in distance between pelvic-fin origins; caudal fin rudimentary; tooth rows 20-28, in each jaw of adults; with teeth of adult males with greatly elongated conical cusps; 25-31 abdominal vertebral centra; 148-171 total centra; dorsal surface pale pinkish brown, ventral surface uniformly pale (Ref. 75174). Description: The medium-sized Sinobatis bulbicauda has affinities to the slightly smaller species S. borneensis (South and East China Seas). Based on it description of the adult male holotype, S. borneensis has a filamentous (vs. bulbous) tail and the snout is relatively longer with preorbital length 6.5 times the interorbital length (vs. 3.9-4.8 in adult males and 3.4-5.7 in all types of S. bulbicauda). Although, adult males of the two species are not identical in size, S. borneensis, 31.7 cm TL (vs. 42.9-43.3 cm TL in S. bulbicauda), however, the 2 species are similar enough to ensure that morphometric biases due to ontogenetic variability are minimal (Ref. 75174).
This species is distinguished by the following combination of characters: moderate-sized disc, its width at anterior orbit 5.2-7.8 times mouth width; moderately elongate to short tail, its postcloacal length 79-170% of disc length; relatively large eyes with orbit diameter 4.7-8.8 in horizontal snout and 6.7-10.6 in head lengths, respectively; distal portion of tail expanded laterally in specimens exceeding about 28 cm TL (130 mm DW), width of tail near tip 1.3-2.2 times tail width at its midlength; pectoral-fin radials 66-71; moderate-sized pelvic fins, anterior lobe 12.1-18.1% TL; anterior pelvic-fin lobe rather broad-based, width 1.7-3.2 in distance between pelvic-fin origins; caudal fin rudimentary; tooth rows 20-28, in each jaw of adults; with teeth of adult males with greatly elongated conical cusps; 25-31 abdominal vertebral centra; 148-171 total centra; dorsal surface pale pinkish brown, ventral surface uniformly pale (Ref. 75174). Description: The medium-sized Sinobatis bulbicauda has affinities to the slightly smaller species S. borneensis (South and East China Seas). Based on it description of the adult male holotype, S. borneensis has a filamentous (vs. bulbous) tail and the snout is relatively longer with preorbital length 6.5 times the interorbital length (vs. 3.9-4.8 in adult males and 3.4-5.7 in all types of S. bulbicauda). Although, adult males of the two species are not identical in size, S. borneensis, 31.7 cm TL (vs. 42.9-43.3 cm TL in S. bulbicauda), however, the 2 species are similar enough to ensure that morphometric biases due to ontogenetic variability are minimal (Ref. 75174).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=8537;
shark-references Species-ID=8537;
