''Leucoraja'' is a

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

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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

* '' Leucoraja caribbaea'' ( McEachran, 1977) (Maya skate) * '' Leucoraja circularis'' (

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, 1838) (sandy skate) * ''

Leucoraja compagnoi ''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-wester ...

'' ( 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-west ...

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

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) (shagreen skate) * '' Leucoraja garmani'' ( Whitley, 1939) (rosette skate) * ''

Leucoraja lentiginosa ''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 ...

'' ( Bigelow &

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, 1951) (speckled skate) * ''

Leucoraja leucosticta ''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-wester ...

'' ( Stehmann, 1971) (white dappled skate) * ''

Leucoraja melitensis The Maltese skate (''Leucoraja melitensis''), or Maltese ray, is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is a rare endemic species from the Mediterranean Sea found in the coastal waters of Algeria, Italy, Malta, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey. I ...

'' ( R. S. Clark, 1926) (Maltese skate) * ''

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 the Atla ...

'' ( J. P. Müller &

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, 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. Descripti ...

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

Leucoraja pristispina ''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-wester ...

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, Stehmann & Séret, 2008 (sawback skate) * '' Leucoraja virginica'' ( McEachran, 1977) (Virginia skate) * '' Leucoraja wallacei'' ( Hulley, 1970) (yellow-spotted skate) * '' Leucoraja yucatanensis'' ( Bigelow &

, 1950) (Yucatán skate)

References

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