''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 slopes 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'' ( 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-wester ...

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

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) (shagreen skate) * '' Leucoraja garmani'' ( Whitley, 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 &

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, 1841) (cuckoo skate) * '' Leucoraja ocellata'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (winter skate) * '' Leucoraja pristispina''

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, Stehmann & Séret, 2008 (sawback skate) * '' Leucoraja virginica'' ( McEachran, 1977) (Virginia skate) * ''

Leucoraja wallacei ''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 ...

'' ( 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