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Little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus)
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Little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) specimen
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Rajidae

Little skate

Leucoraja erinaceus

Tail organ pulses electricity in darkness

  • Brown
  • Gray
  • White
  • Temperate
  • Coastal
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Depressed
  • Large
  • Temperate fish
Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Maximum length
54 cm
Water
Marine
Habitat
Seafloor
Body shape
Ray-shaped
Diet
Carnivorous
Distribution
Coastal waters worldwide
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