Leucoraja


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-western Indian Ocean, and Australia.

Species

There are currently 17 species in this genus:Leucoraja caribbaea Leucoraja circularis Leucoraja compagnoi Leucoraja elaineae Leucoraja erinacea Leucoraja fullonica Leucoraja garmani Leucoraja lentiginosa Leucoraja leucosticta Leucoraja longirostris Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024 Leucoraja melitensis Leucoraja naevus Leucoraja ocellata Leucoraja pristispina Last, Stehmann & Séret, 2008 Leucoraja virginica Leucoraja wallacei