''Leucoraja'' is a
genus
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of
hardnose skates in the family
Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on
continental shelves
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and
slopes
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in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the
Mediterranean Sea
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, the south-western Indian Ocean, and Australia.
Species
There are currently 16 species in this genus:
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Leucoraja caribbaea''
( McEachran, 1977) (Maya skate)
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Leucoraja circularis''
(Couch
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, 1838) (sandy ray)
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Leucoraja compagnoi
''Leucoraja'' is a genus of Rajidae, hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and continental slope, slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterra ...
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( Stehmann, 1995) (tigertail skate)
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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-west ...
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( Mitchill, 1825) (little skate)
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Leucoraja fullonica''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
) (shagreen skate)
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Leucoraja garmani''
( Whitley, 1939) (rosette skate)
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Leucoraja lentiginosa''
( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) (freckled skate)
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Leucoraja leucosticta''
(Stehmann, 1971) (whitedappled skate)
* ''
Leucoraja longirostris''
Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024 (brown longnose skate)
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Leucoraja melitensis''
( R. S. Clark, 1926) (Maltese skate)
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Leucoraja naevus
''Leucoraja naevus'' is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae.
It is mainly found along the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean and occasionally in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to th ...
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( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (cuckoo skate)
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Leucoraja ocellata''
( Mitchill, 1815) (winter skate)
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Leucoraja pristispina''
Last
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, Stehmann & Séret, 2008 (sawback skate)
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Leucoraja virginica''
(McEachran, 1977) (Virginia skate)
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Leucoraja wallacei''
( Hulley, 1970) (yellow-spotted skate)
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Leucoraja yucatanensis''
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