Black legskate

The black legskate (Indobatis ori)^[2] is a species of smooth skate 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 at depths of from 1,000 to 1,725 metres (3,280 to 5,660 ft). This species can reach a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in). It is dark-colored, greyish-black or brownish on the dorsum, ventrally lighter.^[3]

Black legskate
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Anacanthobatidae
Genus:	Indobatis Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2014
Species:	I. ori
Binomial name
Indobatis ori (J. H. Wallace, 1967)
Synonyms
Springeria ori J. H. Wallace, 1967 Anacanthobatis ori (J. H. Wallace, 1967)