Anacanthobatidae

American legskate

Schroederobatis americana

Ray in Western Central Atlantic

• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Medium

The American legskate (Schroederobatis americana) is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray, belonging to the family Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Schroederobatis. This bathydemersal species is found in the southern Caribbean and off northern South America.