''Leucoraja'' is a

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of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and

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in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the

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, the south-western Indian Ocean, and Australia.

Species

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Leucoraja caribbaea The Maya skate (''Leucoraja caribbaea'') is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the o ...

'' ( McEachran, 1977) (Maya skate) * ''

Leucoraja circularis The sandy ray (''Leucoraja circularis'') or sandy skate is a species of ray (fish), ray in the family Rajidae. Description It maximum length is , typical adults measuring . It has a short snout with a spinulose reddish-brown dorsal surface, a t ...

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, 1838) (sandy skate) * '' Leucoraja compagnoi'' ( Stehmann, 1995) (tigertail skate) * ''

Leucoraja erinacea ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-weste ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1825) (little skate) * ''

Leucoraja fullonica The shagreen ray (''Leucoraja fullonica''), also known as shagreen skate or fuller's ray, is a species of skate (fish), skate in the family Rajidae. This ray is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Murmansk, Russia through Norway, southern I ...

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) (shagreen skate) * ''

Leucoraja garmani The Rosette skate (''Leucoraja garmani'') is an abundant mid-depth skate. Etymology The skate is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843‒1927), of Harvard University. Distribution and habitat The Rosette ...

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, 1939) (rosette skate) * '' Leucoraja lentiginosa'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) (speckled skate) * '' Leucoraja leucosticta'' ( Stehmann, 1971) (white dappled skate) * '' Leucoraja melitensis'' ( R. S. Clark, 1926) (Maltese skate) * '' Leucoraja naevus'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (cuckoo skate) * ''

Leucoraja ocellata The winter skate (''Leucoraja ocellata'') is a globally-endangered species of skate found in the surrounding waters of northeastern North America. They inhabit shallow shelf waters and are prone to bycatch during commercial fishing. Descript ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (winter skate) * '' Leucoraja pristispina''

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, Stehmann & Séret, 2008 (sawback skate) * ''

Leucoraja virginica ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-weste ...

'' ( McEachran, 1977) (Virginia skate) * '' Leucoraja wallacei'' ( Hulley, 1970) (yellow-spotted skate) * ''

Leucoraja yucatanensis ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-weste ...

'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) (Yucatán skate)

References

* Rajidae Ray genera Taxa named by August Wilhelm Malm Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub