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Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill, 1825)

Little skate
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Common names: Little skate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512). Reported from Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras, abundant from George Bank to Delaware Bay (Ref. 27549).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raie hérisson, Raie-hérisson, Raie hérisson, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Leucoraja: Greek, leykos = white + Latin, raja = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 914 m (Ref. 106604).   Temperate; 49°N - 33°N, 78°W - 59°W (Ref. 55277)

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